Stevenage

Stevenage
Town and borough
The old town centre The new town centre with the clock tower fountain and Franta Belsky Joyride statue
Borough council coat of arms
Motto:  "The heart of a town lies in its people"
Stevenage shown within Hertfordshire
Coordinates: 51°54′06″N 00°12′07″W / 51.90167°N 0.20194°W / 51.90167; -0.20194
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	Myla Arceno[1]
• Council control	Labour
• MP	Kevin Bonavia (Labour)
Area
• Total	25.96 km2 (10.02 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	89,737 (Ranked 265th)
• Density	3,081/km2 (7,980/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2021) [2]
• Ethnic groups	List 82.8% White 7.5% Asian 4.8% Black 3.6% Mixed 1.3% other
Religion (2021) [2]
• 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

Stevenage (/ˈstiːvənɪdʒ/ STEE-vən-ij) is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about 27 miles (43 km) north of London.^[3] 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.