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SG5 1NW

POSTCODE

SG5 1NW is a postcode in Hitchin Bearton.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.9547, -0.2770
OS grid TL184298 (518,496, 229,865)
IMD England
7/10
#22840
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
MoM -1% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XXP3F+V5
Least deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£420,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,500 sales
-3.4%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
East of England
Region
Least deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£420,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,500 sales
-3.4%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
22840
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22840 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
Property sales · SG5 1NW
HM Land Registry · North Hertfordshire
Average price
£475,163
Median price: £420,000
Median -3.4% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,500 sales
View district SG5
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £550,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£550k£464k£378k
Sep '23Nov '24Mar '25Oct '25Nov '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near SG5 1NW

England & Wales
Crime trends · near SG5 1NW

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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22
YoY +83%
332210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
26
YoY +37%
31208
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
851
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
951
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
18
YoY +12%
25179
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · violent crime rising

73
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,561
White Brit.74.8%
Other White7.5%
Indian4.0%
Caribbean2.6%
Bangladeshi2.4%
+ 3 other groups · 8.7%

Religion

Total residents: 1,561
No religion52.6%
Christian31.6%
Not answered6.1%
Muslim3.7%
Sikh1.9%
+ 1 other religions · 4.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,562
35–4927.5%
50–6416.7%
25–3415.8%
≤48.5%
65–747.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.0%

Households

Total households: 651
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.0%
One person: other19.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.7%
One person: aged 66+7.1%
+ 9 other households · 28.0%

Getting around

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

Stations

  • Hitchin Rail Station

    Rail

    942 m straight lineabout 12 min

  • Letchworth Rail Station

    Rail · entrance

    4.3 km straight lineabout 54 min

  • Letchworth Garden City Rail Station

    Rail

    4.3 km straight lineabout 54 min

Bus stops

  • Bunyan Road

    Bus · nr · north-east

    200 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Grove Road

    Bus · nr · east

    220 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Bunyan Road

    Bus · opp · south-west

    238 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Grove Road

    Bus · opp · west

    247 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Water Lane

    Bus · adj · north

    295 m straight lineabout 4 min

Coordinates & Location for SG5 1NW

England
Country
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Hertfordshire
Hitchin Bearton
Ward
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SG5 1NW
Coordinates
51.9547, -0.2770
Grid reference
TL184298
Easting
518,496
Northing
229,865
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XXP3F+V5
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

Administrative Information

North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Hitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289
Hertfordshire
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 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 010B E01023602
E01023602
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 010 E02004918
E02004918
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 010B E01023602
E01023602
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 010 E02004918
E02004918
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

7:23 AM6:10 PM
7:23 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
10 hours 47 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:23 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 47 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 1NW 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 E01023602 and MSOA E02004918 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 22840
Present — Active
Postcode SG5 1NW 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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