SG5 2SJ

Hitchin Oughton · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG5 2SL 89 m
SG5 2SQ 91 m
SG5 2PG 92 m
SG5 2PE 106 m
SG5 2SH 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 2SJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 2
Latitude
51.959810
Longitude
-0.293099
British National Grid easting
517,379
British National Grid northing
230,411

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Parish or community
E43000232
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119920
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 012C · E01023613
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 012 · E02004920

Postcode source versions

Explore SG5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
41, Seebohm Close, Hitchin, SG5 2SJ 28 January 2020 £114,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. Oughton Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    427 m
  2. The Priory School

    Foundation school

    755 m
  3. Strathmore Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    962 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
948
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 348
  • Anti social behaviour 186
  • Criminal damage and arson 87
  • Other theft 65
  • Shoplifting 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

26 female, 34 male

Postcode households
49
Residents per household
1.2
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG5 2 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

5

within 5 km

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    1.4 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    1.4 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    1.7 km

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    1.8 km

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    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

  • Westmill Road

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Swinburne Avenue

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Westmill Lane

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Moss Way

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.2 miles
  • River Mead

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 012C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,263 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Oughton Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 427 m.

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

Recorded crime

948 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 348 events.

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