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SG5 1LH

Hitchin Priory · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hitchin Priory
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG5 1GB 10 m
SG5 1LA 31 m
SG5 1LE 58 m
SG5 1NG 59 m
SG5 1NQ 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 1LH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 1
Latitude
51.951536
Longitude
-0.277014
British National Grid easting
518,506
British National Grid northing
229,517

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Hitchin Priory · E05015765
Parish or community
E43000232
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00169665
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 012F · E01023616
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 012 · E02004920

Postcode source versions

Explore SG5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
25
Secondary
5

  1. Hitchin Boys' School

    Academy converter

    109 m

  2. Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    379 m

  3. York Road Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    381 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,055
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 737
  • Anti social behaviour 372
  • Other theft 181
  • Shoplifting 178
  • Criminal damage and arson 140

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
SG5 1 residents
7,620

Age bands in SG5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,384 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

663 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.6%

2,817 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

2,002 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

1,268 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG5 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
45.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
45.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
45.5%
Gigabit-capable
45.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
45.5%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    BANCROFT COURT, 30-35 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LH

    ODS code E82053

    0 m

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    163 m

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

    THE TREATMENT CENTRE, PORTMILL HOUSE, PORTMILL LANE, HITCHIN, SG5 1DJ

    ODS code Y06095

    333 m

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    342 m

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    4.6 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    4.8 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

    232-240 NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4UB

    ODS code E82082

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bunyan Road

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • Bunyan Road

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • Hermitage Road

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • Hermitage Road

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • Bancroft

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 012F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,792 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
5
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hitchin Boys' School is the nearest published school at 109 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,055 published events cover 12 months, averaging 171.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 737 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.