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

SG5 1QG 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 1QG 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

- **43 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 19% on July. North Hertfordshire 010A: 114 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2689,51.9520,SG51QG
- **Hitchin, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2689,51.9520,SG51QG
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2689,51.9520,SG51QG
- **No property in SG5 1QG 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=-0.2689,51.9520,SG51QG
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, North Hertfordshire 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2689,51.9520,SG51QG
- **£418,857 average price**: For the whole of North Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2689,51.9520,SG51QG
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2689,51.9520,SG51QG
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2689,51.9520,SG51QG
- **96.2% can get gigabit broadband at SG5 1QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2689,51.9520,SG51QG
- **Low road and rail noise at SG5 1QG**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2689,51.9520,SG51QG
- **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=-0.2689,51.9520,SG51QG
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2689,51.9520,SG51QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [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 | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hitchin Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hitchin-girls-school-e137288) | Secondary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 61.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hitchin Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hitchin-boys-school-e139154) | Secondary | 660 m (8 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 | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2023 | – |
| [Highbury Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highbury-infant-school-and-nursery-e117113) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | – |
| [William Ransom Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-ransom-primary-school-e117314) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilshere-dacre-junior-academy-e140611) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitehill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehill-junior-school-e117253) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £685,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| November 2024 | £595,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £460,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2024 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £168,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £515,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £705,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hitchin (400 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY (490 m); THE PORTMILL SURGERY (530 m); BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE (560 m); HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (580 m)
- Pharmacies: CARERX (510 m); BANCROFT PHARMACY (530 m); NU CROSS DISPENSING CHEMIST (570 m); BELL CHEMIST (590 m); BOOTS (820 m)
- Dental practices: MR N F FARYAD (310 m); THE VERNON DENTAL PRACTICE (510 m); DENTAL SURGERY (510 m); THE MEWS (590 m); HITCHIN ORTHODONTIC CLINIC LIMITED (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Nightingale Express Petrol (230 m, Asda); Tesco Hitchin Station Lyon Express (300 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Hitchin (440 m, Sainsburys); M&S Hitchin SF (670 m, Marks and Spencer); Asda Hitchin Supermarket (890 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £418,857** (July 2026). North Hertfordshire’s average house price was £418,857 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.5×** (2025). A home in North Hertfordshire costs 8.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 105th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.0** (2025). North Hertfordshire 010A has a deprivation score of 10.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,718th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £316,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Hertfordshire 010A was £316,250 in 2025. Joint 14,247th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,205** (2021). North Hertfordshire 010A had 2,205 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,783rd 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: 95.6%** (January 2026). In North Hertfordshire 010A, 95.6% 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: 51.9520, -0.2689

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), July 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=-0.2689,51.9520,SG51QG

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