Stevenage: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£644,212

Semi-detached

£395,541

Terraced

£313,999

Flat or maisonette

£171,538

First-time buyers

£279,901

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  75,697 in 1991 → 91,774 in 2024 (+21.2%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £156,203 in 2005 → £316,210 in 2026 (+102.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £417 in 2008 → £810 in 2025 (+94.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  81.6% in 2004 → 71.9% in 2023 (−11.9%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.6% in 2001 → 3.4% in 2025 (+112.5%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,984 in 1997 → £22,681 in 2024 (+152.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Stevenage; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• New homes · Housing17.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 13th highest of 296
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£810 (April 2025) · 21st highest of 359
• Fuel poverty · Economy & work7.3% (2024) · 21st lowest of 296
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work6.0% (2024) · 52nd highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access48% (May 2024) · 296th highest of 318
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills56.7% (2023) · 306th highest of 348
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work26.3% (2023) · 289th lowest of 348
• Employment rate · Economy & work71.9% (2023) · 270th highest of 348

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hertfordshire, which includes Stevenage.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.0 years · England 80.0 · 33rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.6 years · England 83.8 · 42nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)65.4 years · England 60.9 · 11th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)65.5 years · England 61.3 · 18th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)279.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 33rd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.0% · England 10.4 · 26th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)63.1% · England 64.6 · 57th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hertfordshire, which includes Stevenage.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)69.8% · England 68.3 · 55th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)50.4 score · England 46.0 · 23rd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)3.3% · England 5.8 · 25th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)10.9% · England 19.8 · 15th lowest of 153