Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SG5 1GE
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SG5 1GE
Coordinates
51.9637, -0.2763
Grid reference
TL185308
Easting
518,525
Northing
230,868
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XXP7F+FF
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hitchin
Travel to Work
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
ITL Region
North Hertfordshire
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
21342
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21342 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SG5 1GE
England & WalesCrime trends · near SG5 1GE
Counts are for Hitchin Bearton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY +53%
332210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
17
YoY +42%
31208
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
962
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.63.9%
Other White6.1%
Indian4.6%
Bangladeshi4.0%
African3.3%
+ 8 other groups · 18.1%
Religion
No religion46.3%
Christian32.7%
Muslim7.8%
Not answered6.4%
Sikh3.5%
+ 1 other religions · 3.2%
Age groups
75–8474.7%
65–745.8%
35–495.2%
85 years and over4.2%
25–343.5%
+ 3 other age groups · 6.6%
Households
Other38.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.4%
Any member 66+7.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.5%
+ 7 other households · 23.9%
Administrative Information
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaHitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Hitchin Bearton
Constituency code
E14001289
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
North Hertfordshire, unparished area
International Territorial Level
North Hertfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - 06K
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 010E E01023605
E01023605MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 010 E02004918
E02004918LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 010E E01023605
E01023605MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 010 E02004918
E02004918Urban: 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 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:45 AM
Sunrise
6:03 PM
Sunset
12 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:45 AM
Sunset (today)
6:03 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1998
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> PresentDecember 1998 — Introduced
Postcode SG5 1GE 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: 21342
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023605 and MSOA E02004918 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG5 1GE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1998
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~28 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SG5 1GE
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 3%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 24%
Attainment 8
48.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
48%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 8%
Attainment 8
57.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
68%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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