Latitude: 51.95 / 51°56'59"N
Longitude: -0.2748 / 0°16'29"W
OS Eastings: 518662
OS Northings: 229346
OS Grid: TL186293
Mapcode National: GBR H5W.PBL
Mapcode Global: VHGNS.6820
Plus Code: 9C3XWPXG+X3
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91uw77
What Three Birds: ruff.puffin.ptarmigan
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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SG5 1QX is a residential postcode in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It was first introduced in October 2006.
The most common council tax band is C.
Residential buildings are primarily terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are mostly flats and houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £10,500 to £607,572 with an average of £272,261.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 2003 and 2006 and from 2007 onwards.
82% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of privately rented and social housing.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is C.
Hitchin is a town, which had a population of 34,266 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 73 people resident in SG5 1QX, of which 25 were male and 48 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
SG5 1QX is in the Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust.
SG5 1QX is approximately 65m (213ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SG5 1QX
2d1: Cosmopolitans - Aspiring and Affluent - Urban Cultural Mix
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SG5 1QX
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near SG5 1QX include Asda, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of SG5 1QX are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward
Hitchin Bearton
Councillors
Ian Albert (Labour)
Dave Winstanley (Labour)
Val Bryant (Labour)
County Council
Hertfordshire
Electoral Division
Hitchin North
County Councillor
Ian Albert (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Hitchin and Harpenden
MP
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for SG5 1QX.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SG5 1QX.
Highbury Infant School and Nursery
Standhill Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9AG
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
Fishponds Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1NS
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 7 - 11
Needs improvement
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin
Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9RD
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School
Gaping Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2JQ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Whitehill Junior School
Whitehill Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9HT
Community School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Hitchin Girls' School
Highbury Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9RS
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Highfield School
Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3QA
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Fearnhill School
Icknield Way West, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SG6 4BA
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Da Vinci Studio School of Creative Enterprise
The Old Grammar School, Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3PA
Studio School
Ages 14 - 19
Good
The John Henry Newman Catholic School
Hitchin Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4AE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Thomas Alleyne School
High Street, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3BE
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Barclay School
Walkern Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3RB
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
The Knights Templar School
Park Street, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 6DZ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.