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SG5 1HA

POSTCODE

SG5 1HA is a postcode in Hitchin Priory.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.9524, -0.2810
OS grid TL182296 (518,231, 229,602)
IMD England
9/10
#28792
Crime · Aug '26
High · 17.9 per 1k
MoM +19% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XXP29+WJ
Least deprived 10⁠–⁠20%
IMD England
High · 17.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
East of England
Region

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.
28792
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28792 out of 33,755 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 & Wales
See sold prices in SG5

Police Recorded Crime near SG5 1HA

England & Wales
Crime trends · near SG5 1HA

Counts are for Hitchin Priory electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27
YoY +69%
27188
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
29
YoY —
29175
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
38
YoY —
43233
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · violent crime rising

101
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 2,470
White Brit.79.6%
Other White7.3%
Indian2.6%
White Irish2.1%
Other Asian1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 7.2%

Religion

Total residents: 2,470
No religion48.1%
Christian41.6%
Not answered5.6%
Hindu1.3%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 2.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,467
35–4920.6%
25–3417.8%
50–6416.7%
65–749.7%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%

Households

Total households: 1,307
One person: other26.3%
One person: aged 66+20.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.0%
+ 9 other households · 23.9%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Hitchin Rail Station

    Rail

    1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min

  • Letchworth Rail Station

    Rail · entrance

    4.7 km straight lineabout 58 min

  • Letchworth Garden City Rail Station

    Rail

    4.7 km straight lineabout 59 min

Bus stops

  • Waitrose

    Bus · opp · south-east

    212 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Football Club

    Bus · opp · west

    238 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Football Club

    Bus · o/s · east

    251 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Grammar School Walk

    Bus · nr · south-east

    286 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • West Hill

    Bus · nr · north-west

    313 m straight lineabout 4 min

Coordinates & Location for SG5 1HA

England
Country
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Hertfordshire
Hitchin Priory
Ward
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SG5 1HA
Coordinates
51.9524, -0.2810
Grid reference
TL182296
Easting
518,231
Northing
229,602
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XXP29+WJ
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

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Hitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289
Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Hitchin Priory
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 England
East 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 012F E01023616
E01023616
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 012 E02004920
E02004920
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 012F E01023616
E01023616
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 012 E02004920
E02004920
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 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

7:30 AM6:01 PM
7:30 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
10 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:30 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 31 minutes
Time zone
GMT / 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 1HA 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023616 and MSOA E02004920 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 28792
Present — Active
Postcode SG5 1HA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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