Housing in SG1 2SU
What the homes in SG1 2SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodfield & Old Town
- Council
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,768 (2024)
SG1 2SUStevenage
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (42.1%). Flats make up 46.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
54.7% of households in the SG1 2SU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.5% own outright and 27.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.7%1%
- Private rented23.1%20.5%
- Social rented15.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.9%). 25.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Stevenage
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Stevenage (August 2026, +4.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SG1 2SU (Woodfield & Old Town) (about 2,768 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.