SG5 1BS Postcode | Location, Map & Details - Sipuha
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England
Country
North Hertfordshire
Local Auth.
#19239
IMD England
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel area
1980 → Present
Active period
England
Country
North Hertfordshire
Local Auth.
#19239
IMD England
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel area
1980 → Present
Active period

Location Details

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England
Country
🏙️
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Hertfordshire
🗺️
Hitchin Bearton
Ward
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Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
📍PostcodeSG5 1BS
🌐Latitude51.9497
🌐Longitude-0.2764
📐OS Easting518,553
📐OS Northing229,316
🌍RegionEast of England
🏔️National ParkEngland (non-National Park)
🏗️Built Up AreaHitchin
🤝Local EnterpriseHertfordshire
🌍ITL RegionNorth Hertfordshire

Administrative Information

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North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
🗳️
Hitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289
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Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
🗺️WardHitchin Bearton
🗳️Constituency codeE14001289
🗳️EU Electoral RegionEastern
🏘️ParishNorth Hertfordshire, unparished area
🌍International Territorial LevelNorth Hertfordshire

Health & NHS

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East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS Scotland
🎗️
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
🏥Health AuthorityEast of England
🩺NHS RegionEast of England
💊Integrated Care BoardNHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
👨‍⚕️Primary Care OrgHertfordshire
📍Sub ICB LocationNHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06K
🎗️Cancer AllianceEast of England

Statistical Areas

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LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 010A E01023601
E01023601
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MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 010 E02004918
E02004918
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LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 010A E01023601
E01023601
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MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 010 E02004918
E02004918
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Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
📅2001 Classification(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
📅2011 Classification(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
📅2021 ClassificationUrban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Deprivation Index(IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19239
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 19239 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 2,214
White Brit.65.2%
Other White10.5%
Indian3.9%
Bangladeshi2.7%
Other Asian2.3%
+ 8 other groups · 15.4%

Religion

Total residents: 2,200
No religion48.8%
Christian33.5%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim5.5%
Hindu2.4%
+ 1 other religions · 4.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,824
75–8477.9%
85 years and over4.4%
65–744.4%
35–493.8%
25–343.3%
+ 3 other age groups · 6.2%

Households

Total households: 1,150
Other35.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children15.0%
Any member 66+10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.6%
+ 7 other households · 23.6%

Sun & Time Information

5:54 AM6:19 PM
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5:54 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:19 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)5:54 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:19 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

📅
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 → Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SG5 1BS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 19239
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023601 and MSOA E02004918 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG5 1BS is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJanuary 1980
Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~46 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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