Stevenage

This article is about the town. For other uses, see Stevenage (disambiguation).

Stevenage
Town and borough
St Nicholas Church Lister Hospital Joyride Statue & Clock Tower Rooks Nest House Broadhall Way
Motto:  "The heart of a town lies in its people"
Stevenage shown within Hertfordshire
Coordinates: 51°54′06″N 00°12′07″W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Ceremonial county	Hertfordshire
Admin HQ	Stevenage
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district
• Governing body	Stevenage Borough Council
• Mayor	Lloyd Briscoe
• Council control	Labour
• MP	Kevin Bonavia (Labour)
Area
• Total	10.02 sq mi (25.96 km2)
Population  (2024)
• Total	91,774 (Ranked 265th)
• Density	7,980/sq mi (3,081/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 82.8% White 7.5% Asian 4.8% Black 3.6% Mixed 1.3% other
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 44.9% no religion 43.3% Christianity 8.6% other 3.2% Islam
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode areas	SG1, SG2
Area code	01438
ONS code	26UH (ONS) E07000243 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TL2424
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
Website	stevenage.gov.uk

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Stevenage (/ˈstiːvənɪdʒ/ ^ⓘ STEE-vən-ij) is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about 28 miles (45 km) north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevenage was designated the United Kingdom's first New Town under the New Towns Act. In 2021 it had a population of 94,456.