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Housing in SG2 8UP

What the homes in SG2 8UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Broadwater & Bragbury End
Council
Stevenage
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,382 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.2%). Flats make up 24.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

SG2 8UPEngland
Detached27.3%22.9%
Semi-detached10.4%31.5%
Terraced38.2%23%
Purpose-built flat23.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.2% of households in the SG2 8UP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 38.4% own outright and 24.8% with a mortgage.

SG2 8UP
63%
13%
23%
England
  • Owned63.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented12.9%20.5%
  • Social rented23.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SG2 8UPEngland
Owned outright38.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council16.8%8.3%
From a housing association6.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SG2 8UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (21.8%). 19.5% of households include dependent children.

SG2 8UPEngland
Living alone, under 6618.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.7%12.8%
Couple, no children21.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%7.7%
Rents

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.

StevenageEngland
All homes£1,440£1,459
One bedroom£1,028£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,321£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,551£1,489
Four or more£2,126£2,161
Detached£1,966£1,640
Semi-detached£1,463£1,449
Terraced£1,469£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,168£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SG2 8UP (Broadwater & Bragbury End) (about 1,382 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.

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