SG5 2XY

Hitchin Oughton · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG5 2SR 13 m
SG5 2RG 70 m
SG5 2SP 81 m
SG5 2XP 88 m
SG5 2SH 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 2XY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 2
Latitude
51.961525
Longitude
-0.294183
British National Grid easting
517,300
British National Grid northing
230,600

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
E00119917
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 012A · E01023611
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 012 · E02004920

Postcode source versions

Explore SG5

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

    632 m
  2. The Priory School

    Foundation school

    775 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
706
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 287
  • Anti social behaviour 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 73
  • Other theft 49
  • Vehicle crime 40

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    1.6 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    1.6 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    1.9 km

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    1.9 km

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Westmill Lane

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.0 miles
  • Swinburne Avenue

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.1 miles
  • River Mead

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Westmill Road

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.2 miles
  • Milestone Road

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 012A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,176 of 33,755

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

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Oughton Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 632 m.

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

Recorded crime

706 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 287 events.

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