Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 1.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£294,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SG5 3AX
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SG5 3AX
Coordinates
51.9321, -0.3423
Grid reference
TL140272
Easting
514,067
Northing
227,251
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XWMJ5+R3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Great Offley
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.
25733
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25733 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 & WalesProperty sales · SG5 3AX
HM Land Registry · North Hertfordshire
Average price
£294,500
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Median price: £294,500
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Police Recorded Crime near SG5 3AX
England & WalesCrime trends · near SG5 3AX
Counts are for Offa 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
3
YoY —
851
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.5%
Other White3.0%
White Irish1.8%
Indian1.4%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 4.3%
Religion
Christian48.0%
No religion43.3%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
75–8472.7%
35–495.6%
16–195.5%
85 years and over4.1%
25–344.0%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.8%
Any member 66+14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.3%
All members 66+10.6%
Other10.0%
+ 8 other households · 31.5%
Administrative Information
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaHitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Offa
Constituency code
E14001289
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Offley
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 014F E01023653
E01023653MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 014 E02004922
E02004922LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 014F E01023653
E01023653MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 014 E02004922
E02004922Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SG5 3AX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 25733
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023653 and MSOA E02004922 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG5 3AX 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
Schools near SG5 3AX
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