SG5 3EH

Offa · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hitchin
Ward
Offa
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG5 3EE 48 m
SG5 3EJ 85 m
SG5 3DJ 122 m
SG5 3DL 141 m
SG5 3DF 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 3EH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 3
Latitude
51.927695
Longitude
-0.341194
British National Grid easting
514,156
British National Grid northing
226,763

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Offa · E05015774
Parish or community
E04004788
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00120120
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014F · E01023653
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014 · E02004922

Postcode source versions

Explore SG5

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Salusbury Lane, Offley, Hitchin, SG5 3EH 25 November 2019 £195,000
21, Salusbury Lane, Offley, Hitchin, SG5 3EH 4 December 2008 £193,000
21, Salusbury Lane, Offley, Hitchin, SG5 3EH 7 May 2004 £158,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    456 m
  2. Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.6 km
  3. Putteridge High School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
65
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Public order 6
  • Anti social behaviour 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

21 female, 18 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.4
SG5 3 residents
7,089

Age bands in SG5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,197 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

662 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,487 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.7%

2,176 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

1,575 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG5 3 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+
61.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
61.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
61.1%
Gigabit-capable
61.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
61.1%
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

3

within 5 km

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    4.4 km

  • DR PS BATH'S PRACTICE

    49 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81617

    4.7 km

  • STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE

    26 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81006

    4.7 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

  • Post Office

    BCT · Great Offley

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Great Offley

    0.2 miles
  • Mill Farm

    BCT · Great Offley

    0.4 miles
  • Mill Farm

    BCT · Great Offley

    0.5 miles
  • Hollybush Hill

    BCT · Lilley

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 014F, 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

25,733 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 456 m.

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

Recorded crime

65 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

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