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SG5 2SW

Hitchin Oughton · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG5 2SL 22 m
SG5 2RB 80 m
SG5 2SJ 80 m
SG5 2PG 87 m
SG5 2RD 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 2SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 2
Latitude
51.959728
Longitude
-0.294251
British National Grid easting
517,300
British National Grid northing
230,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Hitchin Oughton · E05015764
Parish or community
E43000232
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119919
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 012C · E01023613
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 012 · E02004920

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Oughton Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    449 m

  2. The Priory School

    Foundation school

    831 m

  3. Strathmore Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
819
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 313
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Criminal damage and arson 75
  • Other theft 54
  • Shoplifting 46

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

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    1.5 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    1.5 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    1.8 km

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Swinburne Avenue

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Westmill Lane

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Moss Way

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Westmill Road

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Bingen Road

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Oughton Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 449 m.

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

Recorded crime

819 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 313 events.

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