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

SG5 1XQ 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 1XQ 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

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. North Hertfordshire 010C: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2795,51.9578,SG51XQ
- **Hitchin, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2795,51.9578,SG51XQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2795,51.9578,SG51XQ
- **No property in SG5 1XQ 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=-0.2795,51.9578,SG51XQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, North Hertfordshire 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2795,51.9578,SG51XQ
- **£418,857 average price**: For the whole of North Hertfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2795,51.9578,SG51XQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2795,51.9578,SG51XQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2795,51.9578,SG51XQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG5 1XQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2795,51.9578,SG51XQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SG5 1XQ**: Road 51 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2795,51.9578,SG51XQ
- **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=-0.2795,51.9578,SG51XQ
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2795,51.9578,SG51XQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [York Road Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/york-road-nursery-school-e117071) | Nursery | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2023 | – |
| [Strathmore Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/strathmore-infant-and-nursery-school-e117114) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilshere-dacre-junior-academy-e140611) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Priory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-priory-school-e117499) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 46.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Our Lady Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-catholic-primary-school-e138322) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hitchin Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hitchin-boys-school-e139154) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 56.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oughton Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oughton-primary-and-nursery-school-e133323) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Samuel Lucas Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/samuel-lucas-primary-school-e117337) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £801,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £567,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| June 2026 | £941,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £1,000,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £831,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2024 | £671,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £465,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £967,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: REGAL CHAMBERS SURGERY (610 m); BANCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE (720 m)
- Pharmacies: CROSS CHEMIST (520 m); BANCROFT PHARMACY (720 m); CARERX (770 m); BELL CHEMIST (820 m); NU CROSS DISPENSING CHEMIST (920 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (770 m); THE MEWS (820 m); HITCHIN ORTHODONTIC CLINIC LIMITED (820 m); NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE AND STEVENAG (850 m); OLD PARK DENTAL SURGERY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Hitchin (790 m, Sainsburys); Asda Nightingale Express Petrol (820 m, Asda); Waitrose Hitchin (870 m, Waitrose); M&S Hitchin SF (990 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.8** (2025). North Hertfordshire 010C has a deprivation score of 3.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,664th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £680,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Hertfordshire 010C was £680,500 in 2025. 1,718th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,571** (2021). North Hertfordshire 010C had 1,571 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,648th 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In North Hertfordshire 010C, 99.5% 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: 51.9578, -0.2795

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=-0.2795,51.9578,SG51XQ

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5-1xq