SG5 1QX
PostcodeA postcode in North Hertfordshire 010A, Hitchin Bearton ward, North Hertfordshire.
This report describes the area around SG5 1QX, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around SG5 1QX
- 94 crimes within 500 mAugust, up 7% on JulyNorth Hertfordshire 010A: 114 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Hitchin, 860 mAbout 11 minutes on footExact point
- 6 schools within 800 mNearest is 280 m awayExact point
- No property in SG5 1QX listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 30%This neighbourhood, North Hertfordshire 010ANeighbourhood
- £418,857 average priceFor the whole of North Hertfordshire, July 2026Council
- 4 GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 130 m awayPostcode
- 6 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 140 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG5 1QXSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Moderate road and rail noise at SG5 1QXRoad 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 61% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near SG5 1QX
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Hitchin Boys' School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 56.8 (2025/26, provisional) | 280 m 4 minutes on foot | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met |
| Hitchin Girls' School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 61.8 (2025/26, provisional) | 430 m 5 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade |
| Highbury Infant School and Nursery Primary | 490 m 6 minutes on foot | School remains Good, November 2022 |
| York Road Nursery School Nursery | 590 m 7 minutes on foot | School remains Outstanding, July 2023 |
| Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy Primary. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 610 m 8 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, December 2024 |
| St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin Primary. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 670 m 8 minutes on foot | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met |
| Samuel Lucas Primary School Primary. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 810 m 10 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 |
| William Ransom Primary School Primary. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near SG5 1QX
Latest sale at each postcode- £295,000William Ransom Way, SG5 1QXSeptember 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold10 m
- £271,000Whinbush Road, SG5 1QFApril 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold50 m
- £230,000Whinbush Road, SG5 1PFDecember 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold80 m
- £290,000Peppermint Road, SG5 1RYJuly 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold90 m
- £815,000Bancroft, SG5 1NBMarch 2025, terraced, established, freehold100 m
- £350,000Portmill Lane, SG5 1ENApril 2026, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold120 m
- £865,000Whinbush Road, SG5 1PNMarch 2025, terraced, established, freehold150 m
- £485,000Bancroft, SG5 1JWSeptember 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold170 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
Within 1 km of SG5 1QX
In a straight lineStations
- Hitchin11 minutes on foot850 m
GP practices
- THE PORTMILL SURGERY130 m
- HERTFORDSHIRE SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME150 m
- BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE230 m
- REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY320 m
Pharmacies
- NU CROSS DISPENSING CHEMIST120 m
- CARERX170 m
- BELL CHEMIST170 m
- BANCROFT PHARMACY220 m
- BOOTS360 m
Dental practices
- THE VERNON DENTAL PRACTICE80 m
- DENTAL SURGERY170 m
- THE MEWS170 m
- HITCHIN ORTHODONTIC CLINIC LIMITED170 m
- NO 1 HIGH STREET DENTAL PRACTICE360 m
Supermarkets
- Sainsburys HitchinSainsburys140 m
- M&S Hitchin SFMarks and Spencer200 m
- Waitrose HitchinWaitrose490 m
- Asda Hitchin SupermarketAsda510 m
- Asda Nightingale Express PetrolAsda590 m
The neighbourhood: North Hertfordshire 010A
Everything about North Hertfordshire 010AThe postcode district: SG5
Everything about SG5Your MP
- Alistair StrathernLabourMP for Hitchin
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.