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SG5 2AU

Hitchin Priory · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hitchin
Ward
Hitchin Priory
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG5 2EJ 11 m
SG5 2BL 39 m
SG5 2AT 63 m
SG5 2AX 87 m
SG5 2AS 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 2AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2019
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 2
Latitude
51.946130
Longitude
-0.283624
British National Grid easting
518,066
British National Grid northing
228,905

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
E00119934
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 012F · E01023616
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 012 · E02004920

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Minsden Old Peoples Home, Wratten Road West, Hitchin, SG5 2AU 29 September 2017 £2,700,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    548 m

  2. Hitchin Boys' School

    Academy converter

    663 m

  3. Highbury Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    774 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,611
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 556
  • Anti social behaviour 292
  • Shoplifting 170
  • Other theft 155
  • Criminal damage and arson 104

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

    629 m

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    684 m

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    754 m

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    915 m

Nearby transport

  • Moormead Close

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.2 miles

  • Moormead Close

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.2 miles

  • West Hill

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.3 miles

  • Grammar School Walk

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.3 miles

  • ASDA

    BCT · Hitchin

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School is the nearest published school at 548 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,611 published events cover 12 months, averaging 134.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 556 events.

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