Latitude: 51.9474 / 51°56'50"N
Longitude: -0.2781 / 0°16'41"W
OS Eastings: 518442
OS Northings: 229060
OS Grid: TL184290
Mapcode National: GBR H5W.VXX
Mapcode Global: VHGNS.49BY
Plus Code: 9C3XWPWC+XP
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91uw67
What Three Birds: oystercatcher.bullfinch.buzzard
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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SG5 1DL 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:
Nationwide Bldg Soc, 12 Market Place, Hitchin SG5 1DL.
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.
Hitchin is a town, which had a population of 34,266 in the 2011 census.
SG5 1DL is in the Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust.
SG5 1DL is approximately 69m (226ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SG5 1DL
5a3: Urbanites - Urban Professionals and Families - Families in Terraces and Flats
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SG5 1DL
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 1DL include Asda, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of SG5 1DL 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)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for SG5 1DL.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SG5 1DL.
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