Latitude: 51.9539 / 51°57'13"N
Longitude: -0.2722 / 0°16'20"W
OS Eastings: 518829
OS Northings: 229783
OS Grid: TL188297
Mapcode National: GBR H5W.HZ1
Mapcode Global: VHGNS.75F0
Plus Code: 9C3XXP3H+G4
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91uw78
What Three Birds: chiffchaff.guillemot.shearwater
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SG5 1QU is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are A and B.
Residential buildings are primarily terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are mostly flats and maisonettes.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £91,614 to £878,101 with an average of £274,785.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly privately rented, with some owner occupied
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
Commercial rateable values range from £0 to £257,500 with an average of £22,986. The most common recorded business types are Shop and Advertising Right.
Hitchin is a town, which had a population of 34,266 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 28 people resident in SG5 1QU, of which 23 were male and 5 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
SG5 1QU is in the Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust.
SG5 1QU is approximately 61m (200ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in SG5 1QU
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SG5 1QU
4a2: Multicultural Metropolitans - Rented Family Living - Private Renting New Arrivals
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SG5 1QU
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 1QU include Asda, Costcutter, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of SG5 1QU 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 1QU.
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'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SG5 1QU.
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
Highbury Infant School and Nursery
Standhill Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9AG
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School
Old Hale Way, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1XR
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School
Gaping Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2JQ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
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.