# SG5 1LN: area report for a postcode in North Hertfordshire

SG5 1LN is a postcode in North Hertfordshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of North Hertfordshire. Open the map at SG5 1LN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) › [SG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5) › [SG5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **67 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 16% on July. North Hertfordshire 012F: 260 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2769,51.9523,SG51LN
- **Hitchin, 930 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2769,51.9523,SG51LN
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2769,51.9523,SG51LN
- **No property in SG5 1LN listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2769,51.9523,SG51LN
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, North Hertfordshire 012F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2769,51.9523,SG51LN
- **£422,835 average price**: For the whole of North Hertfordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2769,51.9523,SG51LN
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2769,51.9523,SG51LN
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2769,51.9523,SG51LN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG5 1LN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2769,51.9523,SG51LN
- **Low road and rail noise at SG5 1LN**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2769,51.9523,SG51LN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.2769,51.9523,SG51LN
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2769,51.9523,SG51LN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hitchin Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hitchin-boys-school-e139154) | Secondary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 56.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [York Road Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/york-road-nursery-school-e117071) | Nursery | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2023 | – |
| [Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilshere-dacre-junior-academy-e140611) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Samuel Lucas Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/samuel-lucas-primary-school-e117337) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hitchin Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hitchin-girls-school-e137288) | Secondary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 61.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Highbury Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highbury-infant-school-and-nursery-e117113) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-hitchin-e117467) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Strathmore Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/strathmore-infant-and-nursery-school-e117114) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £367,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £94,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2026 | £415,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £370,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £315,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £420,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hitchin (920 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE (90 m); REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY (90 m); HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (410 m); THE PORTMILL SURGERY (420 m)
- Pharmacies: BANCROFT PHARMACY (80 m); CARERX (130 m); BELL CHEMIST (200 m); NU CROSS DISPENSING CHEMIST (290 m); BOOTS (490 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (130 m); THE MEWS (200 m); HITCHIN ORTHODONTIC CLINIC LIMITED (200 m); THE VERNON DENTAL PRACTICE (360 m); HITCHIN DENTAL CARE (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Hitchin (170 m, Sainsburys); M&S Hitchin SF (370 m, Marks and Spencer); Waitrose Hitchin (430 m, Waitrose); Asda Nightingale Express Petrol (560 m, Asda); Asda Hitchin Supermarket (750 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £422,835** (August 2026). North Hertfordshire’s average house price was £422,835 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,224** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Hertfordshire earned a median of £49,224 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 18th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.6×** (2025). A home in North Hertfordshire costs 8.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.3** (2025). North Hertfordshire has a deprivation score of 11.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 38th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Hertfordshire 012F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.9** (2025). North Hertfordshire 012F has a deprivation score of 6.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,960th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £367,475** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Hertfordshire 012F was £367,475 in 2025. Joint 10,637th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,470** (2021). North Hertfordshire 012F had 2,470 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,125th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.1%** (January 2026). In North Hertfordshire 012F, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SG5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £470,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG5 was £470,000 in 2025. Joint 353rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,988** (2021). SG5 had 35,988 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 595th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 54%** (2022). About 54% of people in SG5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.1%** (January 2026). In SG5, 84.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)
- Centre: 51.9523, -0.2769

Council: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hitchin): Alistair Strathern (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.2769,51.9523,SG51LN

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