# SG5

Postcode district covering Hitchin, Stotfold and Westmill, in North Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire.

SG5 is a postcode district covering Hitchin, Stotfold and Westmill, in North Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire. Median sale price £470,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SG5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SG5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SG5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 54% of people in SG5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SG5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 638 homes were sold in SG5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SG5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SG5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SG5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SG5 had 35,988 usual residents at the census.

## How SG5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SG5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £470,000 | joint 4th most expensive | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2025 |
| Population | 35,988 | 4th most populated | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 54% | 6th most people in radon Affected Areas | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.1% | 8th lowest | 19 postcode districts, SG · Jan 2026 |

## Is SG5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SG5 at a rate of 69.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.9 per 1,000 people across the SG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 256 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SG5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (913), anti-social behaviour (642) and other crime (437).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SG5 was 66.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in SG5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SG5 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SG5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Central Bedfordshire 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017444) | 2,077 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 1.7% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017446) | 1,788 | 47.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.1% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017447) | 2,554 | 58.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.3% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017449) | 2,154 | 50.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.7% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033188) | 1,497 | 64.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.8% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033189) | 2,893 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.8% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 014G](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033190) | 1,534 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 67.2% |
| [North Hertfordshire 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023601) | 2,205 | 114.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.6% |
| [North Hertfordshire 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023602) | 1,561 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.5% |
| [North Hertfordshire 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023603) | 1,571 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [North Hertfordshire 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023604) | 1,396 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.7% |
| [North Hertfordshire 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023611) | 1,662 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [North Hertfordshire 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023612) | 1,830 | 37.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [North Hertfordshire 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023613) | 1,620 | 101.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [North Hertfordshire 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023615) | 1,841 | 39.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.6% |
| [North Hertfordshire 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023616) | 2,470 | 260.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.1% |
| [North Hertfordshire 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023594) | 2,358 | 49.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 80.5% |
| [North Hertfordshire 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023653) | 2,539 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 32.3% |

## Your MP

- [Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hitchin): Alistair Strathern (Labour), MP since July 2024. 91% of the people here.
- [Mid Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-bedfordshire): Blake Stephenson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 6.6% of the people here.
- [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stevenage): Kevin Bonavia (Labour), MP since July 2024. 2.0% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in SG5

[Hitchin Bearton](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/hitchin-bearton), [Hitchin Town & West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/hitchin-town-and-west), [Stotfold](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/stotfold)

## Postcode sectors in SG5

[SG5 1 (202 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5-1), [SG5 2 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5-2), [SG5 3 (270 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5-3), [SG5 4 (254 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5-4), [SG5 9 (18 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5-9)

## Councils SG5 covers

[North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire), [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)

## Towns in SG5

[Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hitchin), [Stotfold](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stotfold)

## Postcode districts next to SG5

[LU2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2), [LU3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3), [MK45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk45), [SG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg4), [SG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg6), [SG7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg7), [SG15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg15), [SG16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg16), [SG17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg17), [SG18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg18)

## Nearest rail stations

[Hitchin (4.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.2635,51.9533)

## More in the SG postcode area

[All SG postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SG5 in brief

SG5 is a postcode district covering Hitchin, Stotfold and Westmill, in North Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire.
About 38,169 people lived in SG5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £470,000 in 2025 across 638 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SG5 was £470,000 in 2025.
SG5 had 35,988 usual residents at the census.
About 54% of people in SG5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SG5, 84.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SG5
- Postcode area: [SG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg)
- Constituency: [Hitchin †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hitchin)
- Council: [North Hertfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)
- Area: 78.14 km²
- People, mid-2024: 38,169*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 112

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg4), [MK45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk45), [SG15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg15), [SG16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg16), [LU2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2), [SG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg6)

## Latest updates for SG5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SG5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5