SG5 1QL maps, stats, and open data

SG5 1QL lies on Dacre Road in Hitchin. SG5 1QL is located in the Hitchin Bearton 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 January 1980.

SG5 1QL maps

SG5 1QL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
SG5 1QL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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SG5 1QL geodata

Easting519146
Northing229708
Latitude51.953109
Longitude-0.267664

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SG5 1QL?

StreetDacre Road
Town/CityHitchin
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSG5
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SG5 1QL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SG5 1QL as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation60m197ft

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

WardHitchin Bearton
ConstituencyHitchin And Harpenden

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SG5 1QL

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Parking Area135m
December 2023BurglaryOn or near Parking Area135m
November 2023BurglaryOn or near Parking Area135m
➜ Dacre Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to SG5 1QL

Hitchin Station (Nightingale Road)Hitchin137m
Hitchin Railway Station (Walsworth Road)Hitchin157m
Hitchin Station (Nightingale Road)Hitchin162m
Hitchin Railway Station (Walsworth Road)Hitchin163m
Hitchin Railway Station (Station Approach)Hitchin218m

Nearest railway stations to SG5 1QL

Hitchin Station0.3km
Letchworth Station4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SG5 1QL

Broadband access in SG5 1QL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in SG5 1QL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed51.1Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed6.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in SG5 1QL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SG5 1QL

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SG5 1QL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in SG5 1QL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)390,292
Meter count35
Mean (kWh/meter)11,151
Median (kWh/meter)10,462

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)76,893
Meter count33
Mean (kWh/meter)2,330
Median (kWh/meter)1,881
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SG5 1QL, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in SG5 1QL.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

40.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than SG5 1QL:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SG5 1QL (meters)

Saddlery Cafe
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
50A Walsworth Road
114m
Deven’s
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
57A Radcliffe Road
127m
McDonalds Restaurants
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Mcdonalds Restaurant Nightingale Road
135m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to SG5 1QL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Nightingale Road18:3012:00126m
Railway Station18:3012:00198m
Benslow Lane17:3012:00362m

Nearest sports facilities to SG5 1QL

FacilityDistance
Zone Fitness (Closed)
Station Approach, Hitchin
Health and Fitness Gym
223m
Ransoms Recreation Ground
Grove Road, Hitchin
Grass Pitches
360m
Bancroft Recreation Ground
Bancroft, Hitchin
Outdoor Tennis Courts
487m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SG5 1QL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin
Benslow Lane, Hitchin, SG4 9RD
Primary331m
Hitchin Girls' School
Highbury Road, Hitchin, SG4 9RS
Secondary588m
York Road Nursery School
York Road, Hitchin, SG5 1XA
Nursery753m

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SG5 1QL ITL and SG5 1QL 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 1QL:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLHEast
ITL 2 CodeName
TLH2Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLH23Hertfordshire CC
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000099North Hertfordshire

SG5 1QL 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 1QL:

CodeName
OAE00119865
LSOAE01023601North Hertfordshire 010A
MSOAE02004918North Hertfordshire 010

Nearest postcodes to SG5 1QL

SG5 1QJDacre Road43m
SG5 1RNNightingale Road62m
SG5 1RLNightingale Road91m
SG5 1QHRadcliffe Road97m
SG4 9FJWalsworth Road97m
SG5 1RHNightingale Road98m
SG4 9FHWalsworth Road103m
SG5 1AZRadcliffe Road140m
SG4 9SXWalsworth Road143m
SG5 1RQNightingale Road148m