SG5 3SA

Cadwell · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Cadwell
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG5 3SB 115 m
SG16 6GX 202 m
SG16 6GY 251 m
SG16 6GW 290 m
SG5 3RZ 300 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 3SA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 3
Latitude
51.999291
Longitude
-0.294204
British National Grid easting
517,200
British National Grid northing
234,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Cadwell · E05015757
Parish or community
E04004778
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119830
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014A · E01023594
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014 · E02004922

Postcode source versions

Explore SG5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
20
Secondary
7
  1. Derwent Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.4 km
  2. Stondon Lower School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  3. Gothic Mede Academy

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
194
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 74
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Vehicle crime 20
  • Drugs 15
  • Public order 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • LOWER STONDON SURGERY

    109 STATION ROAD, LOWER STONDON, HENLOW, SG16 6JJ

    ODS code E81061

    1.5 km

  • SHEFFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    ROBERT LUCAS DRIVE, SHEFFORD, SG17 5FS

    ODS code E81033

    4.4 km

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LARKSFIELD & ARLESEY SURGERY, ARLESEY ROAD, STOTFOLD, HITCHIN, SG5 4HB

    ODS code E81022

    4.5 km

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Ramerick Cottages

    BCT · Holwell

    0.2 miles
  • Ramerick Cottages

    BCT · Holwell

    0.2 miles
  • Loganberry Way

    BCT · Henlow Camp

    0.2 miles
  • Loganberry Way

    BCT · Henlow Camp

    0.2 miles
  • Three Star Park

    BCT · Henlow Camp

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 014A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,048 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. Derwent Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

194 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 74 events.

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