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SG5 2AD

Hitchwood · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hitchwood
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG4 7TE 10 m
SG5 2AE 1.0 km
SG4 7TD 1.2 km
SG5 2AB 1.2 km
SG5 2AA 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 2AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2005
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 2
Latitude
51.933916
Longitude
-0.300848
British National Grid easting
516,914
British National Grid northing
227,519

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Hitchwood · E05015767
Parish or community
E04004790
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119983
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014E · E01023625
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014 · E02004922

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
18
Secondary
3

  1. Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    2.1 km

  2. Highbury Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    2.4 km

  3. Hitchin Boys' School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG5 2 residents
8,512

Age bands in SG5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,514 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

734 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

1,922 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

2,255 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

1,660 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    2.4 km

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    2.4 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    2.6 km

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Moormead Close

    BCT · Hitchin

    1.0 miles

  • Moormead Close

    BCT · Hitchin

    1.0 miles

  • Priory Way

    BCT · Hitchin

    1.1 miles

  • Priory Way

    BCT · Hitchin

    1.1 miles

  • Coach Drive

    BCT · Hitchin

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 014E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,896 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

20 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 9 events.

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