SG5 1LN maps, stats, and open data
SG5 1LN lies on Bancroft in Hitchin. SG5 1LN is located in the Hitchin Highbury electoral ward, within the local authority district of North Hertfordshire and the English Parliamentary constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06K and the police force is Hertfordshire. This postcode has been in use since April 2006.
SG5 1LN maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SG5 1LN geodata
| Easting | 518515 |
| Northing | 229597 |
| Latitude | 51.952253 |
| Longitude | -0.276855 |
Where is SG5 1LN?
| Street | Bancroft |
| Town/City | Hitchin |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SG5 |
SG5 1LN Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SG5 1LN as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 60m | 197ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Hitchin Highbury |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Hitchin And Harpenden |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SG5 1LN
FLAT 16, WALLACE COURT, BANCROFT, HITCHIN, SG5 1LN 2007 12 JAN £288,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SG5 1LN
| The Phoenix Ph (Bancroft) | Hitchin | 96m |
| The Phoenix Ph (Bancroft) | Hitchin | 140m |
| Grove Road (Nightingale Road) | Hitchin | 248m |
| Grove Road (Nightingale Road) | Hitchin | 263m |
| Hermitage Road | Hitchin | 293m |
Nearest railway stations to SG5 1LN
| Hitchin Station | 0.9km |
| Letchworth Station | 4.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SG5 1LN (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SG5 1LN (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 40.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 46.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 100.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 5.6Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SG5 1LN (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
SG5 1LN gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SG5 1LN by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 116,176 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 19 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,115 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 5,953 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 18,917 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 12 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 1,576 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 1,624 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SG5 1LN, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SG5 1LN.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
13.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than SG5 1LN:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SG5 1LN (metres)
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Nearest post box to SG5 1LN
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Bancroft | 18:30 | 12:00 | 135m |
| Blakes Corner | 18:30 | 12:00 | 215m |
| York Road | 18:30 | 12:00 | 302m |
SG5 1LN ITL and SG5 1LN LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SG5 1LN:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLH2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLH23 | Hertfordshire CC |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000099 | North Hertfordshire |
SG5 1LN census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SG5 1LN:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00169666 | |
| LSOA | E01023616 | North Hertfordshire 012F |
| MSOA | E02004920 | North Hertfordshire 012 |
Nearest postcodes to SG5 1LN
| SG5 1LJ | Regal Court | 50m |
| SG5 1GB | Bancroft | 72m |
| SG5 1LA | Bancroft | 73m |
| SG5 1LL | Bancroft | 92m |
| SG5 1NF | Fyffes Court | 100m |
| SG5 1ET | Capswell Court | 114m |
| SG5 1NQ | Bancroft | 124m |
| SG5 1LF | Bancroft | 131m |
| SG5 1NL | Bunyan Road | 151m |
| SG5 1JW | Bancroft | 192m |
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