SG5 1JB
a large user postcode in Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.9512 / 51°57'4"N
Longitude: -0.2785 / 0°16'42"W
OS Eastings: 518406
OS Northings: 229473
OS Grid: TL184294
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR H5W.NDC
Mapcode Global: VHGNS.4732
Plus Code: 9C3XXP2C+FH
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91uw68
What Three Birds: quail.dove.chough
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Grammar School Walk, Hitchin SG5 1JB
Summary
SG5 1JB is a large user postcode in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Hitchin Boys School, Grammar School Walk, Hitchin SG5 1JB.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Commercial rateable values range from £71,500 to £229,000 with an average of £150,250. The most common recorded business types are School and Offices.
Hitchin is a town, which had a population of 34,266 in the 2011 census.
SG5 1JB is in the Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust.
SG5 1JB is approximately 69m (226ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SG5 1JB
2c1: Cosmopolitans - Comfortable Cosmopolitans - Migrant Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SG5 1JB
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near SG5 1JB include Asda, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
SG5 1JB at other websites
- Air quality forecast for SG5 1JB at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at SG5 1JB at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near SG5 1JB at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near SG5 1JB at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near SG5 1JB at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to SG5 1JB at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near SG5 1JB at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near SG5 1JB at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near SG5 1JB at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of SG5 1JB 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 Highbury
Councillors
Raj Bhakar (Liberal Democrat)
Keith Hoskins (Liberal Democrat)
Sam Collins (Liberal Democrat)
County Council
Hertfordshire
Electoral Division
Hitchin South
County Councillor
Keith Hoskins (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Hitchin and Harpenden
MP
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for SG5 1JB.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SG5 1JB.
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