SG5 4SE

Arlesey & Fairfield · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hitchin
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG5 4RZ 95 m
SG5 4SW 106 m
SG5 4SA 140 m
SG5 4TT 161 m
SG5 4SR 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 4SE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 4
Latitude
52.004538
Longitude
-0.241905
British National Grid easting
520,776
British National Grid northing
235,469

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04012257
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00177047
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 014F · E01033189
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 014 · E02003612

Postcode source versions

Explore SG5

35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
29, Louise Rise, Fairfield, Hitchin, SG5 4SE 2 December 2024 £432,000
17, Louise Rise, Fairfield, Hitchin, SG5 4SE 11 November 2024 £320,000
25, Louise Rise, Fairfield, Hitchin, SG5 4SE 2 August 2024 £435,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
22
Secondary
6
  1. Fairfield Park Lower School

    Community school

    694 m
  2. Stonehill School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  3. Roecroft Lower School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
537
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 200
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Other theft 46
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Public order 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

25 female, 26 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.3
SG5 4 residents
12,410

Age bands in SG5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.8%

2,710 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

1,061 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

3,394 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

3,253 residents

Age 65 and over
16.1%

2,004 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG5 4 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

6

within 5 km

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81022

    1.5 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

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

    ODS code E82082

    2.7 km

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    2.8 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    2.9 km

  • THE BALDOCK SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, ASTONIA HOUSE, HIGH STREET, BALDOCK, SG7 6BP

    ODS code E82099

    4.5 km

  • DR CARRAGHER AND NEAL AND AKHTAR

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

    ODS code E81061

    4.8 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

  • North Drive

    BCT · Fairfield

    0.1 miles
  • North Drive

    BCT · Fairfield

    0.2 miles
  • Peggles Lane

    BCT · Stotfold

    0.3 miles
  • Peggles Lane

    BCT · Stotfold

    0.3 miles
  • Dickens Boulevard

    BCT · Fairfield

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,689 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £405,000 from 11 recorded sales in SG5 4SE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Central Bedfordshire is £356,453 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. Fairfield Park Lower School is the nearest published school at 694 m.

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

Recorded crime

537 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 200 events.

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