Among the least deprived
IMD England
69
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SG5 1NS
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SG5 1NS
Coordinates
51.9538, -0.2809
Grid reference
TL182297
Easting
518,233
Northing
229,762
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XXP39+GJ
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.
31837
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31837 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)
Property sales · SG5 1NS
HM Land Registry · North Hertfordshire
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Police Recorded Crime near SG5 1NS
Crime trends · near SG5 1NS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
332210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY stable
ASB
31208
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
962
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -20%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.77.2%
Other White7.4%
Indian3.0%
White Irish2.8%
African1.4%
+ 5 other groups · 8.3%
Religion
No religion46.2%
Christian41.6%
Not answered6.2%
Sikh2.9%
Muslim2.2%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
75–8473.7%
35–496.3%
85 years and over5.5%
25–345.3%
16–192.8%
+ 3 other age groups · 6.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children27.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.3%
Any member 66+12.2%
Other8.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.2%
+ 7 other households · 30.3%
Administrative Information
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaHitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 ScotlandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06K
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 010C E01023603
E01023603MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 010 E02004918
E02004918LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 010C E01023603
E01023603MSOA 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
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:19 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:19 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SG5 1NS 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: 31837
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023603 and MSOA E02004918 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG5 1NS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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