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SG5 3XE

Cadwell · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3XD 0 m
SG5 3YL 47 m
SG5 3XP 98 m
SG5 3XH 209 m
SG5 3XJ 211 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 3XE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 3
Latitude
51.967144
Longitude
-0.285468
British National Grid easting
517,884
British National Grid northing
231,239

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
E00119829
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
36
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. The Priory School

    Foundation school

    543 m

  2. Our Lady Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    623 m

  3. Ickleford Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    712 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
729
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 295
  • Anti social behaviour 139
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Other theft 51
  • Public order 39

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

8

within 5 km

  • REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY

    50 BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LL

    ODS code E82075

    1.7 km

  • BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E82053

    1.8 km

  • HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME

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

    ODS code Y06095

    2.2 km

  • THE PORTMILL SURGERY

    114 QUEEN STREET, HITCHIN, SG4 9TH

    ODS code E82044

    2.2 km

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    4.1 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    4.4 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

    232-240 NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4UB

    ODS code E82082

    4.5 km

  • DR CARRAGHER AND NEAL AND AKHTAR

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

    ODS code E81061

    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

  • Burford Grange

    BCT · Ickleford

    0.1 miles

  • Burford Grange

    BCT · Ickleford

    0.1 miles

  • Ryder Avenue

    BCT · Ickleford

    0.1 miles

  • Burford Way

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.2 miles

  • Burford Way

    BCT · Westmill Estate

    0.3 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Priory School is the nearest published school at 543 m.

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

Recorded crime

729 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 295 events.

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