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SG5 1RS

Hitchin Bearton · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG5 1RZ 2 m
SG5 1EX 88 m
SG5 1RL 103 m
SG4 9FJ 104 m
SG4 9UJ 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 1RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 1
Latitude
51.954184
Longitude
-0.265692
British National Grid easting
519,277
British National Grid northing
229,830

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Hitchin Bearton · E05015762
Parish or community
E43000232
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119879
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 010B · E01023602
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 010 · E02004918

Postcode source versions

Explore SG5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin

    Voluntary aided school

    401 m

  2. Hitchin Girls' School

    Academy converter

    740 m

  3. William Ransom Primary School

    Community school

    829 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,952
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 684
  • Anti social behaviour 337
  • Shoplifting 178
  • Other theft 177
  • Criminal damage and arson 129

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    718 m

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    832 m

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    859 m

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    908 m

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    3.9 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    4.0 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82082

    4.2 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

  • Hitchin Railway Station

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.0 miles

  • Hitchin Railway Station

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.0 miles

  • Hitchin Railway Station

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • Hitchin Railway Station

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

  • Hitchin Railway Station

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 010B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,840 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin is the nearest published school at 401 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,952 published events cover 12 months, averaging 162.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 684 events.

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