SG5 2HY maps, stats, and open data

SG5 2HY lies on West Hill in Hitchin. SG5 2HY is located in the Hitchin Priory 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 2HY maps

SG5 2HY map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

SG5 2HY map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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SG5 2HY geodata

Easting	517780
Northing	229248
Latitude	51.949273
Longitude	-0.287665

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is SG5 2HY?

Street	West Hill
Town/City	Hitchin
Country	England
Postcode District	SG5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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SG5 2HY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SG5 2HY as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Hitchin Priory
Constituency	Hitchin And Harpenden

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in SG5 2HY

43, WEST HILL, HITCHIN, SG5 2HY 2023 18 AUG £768,000
37, WEST HILL, HITCHIN, SG5 2HY 2021 26 FEB £940,000
60, WEST HILL, HITCHIN, SG5 2HY 2012 11 SEP £522,500
53, WEST HILL, HITCHIN, SG5 2HY 2007 1 MAY £461,000
41, WEST HILL, HITCHIN, SG5 2HY 2006 16 JAN £410,000
36, WEST HILL, HITCHIN, SG5 2HY 2005 9 DEC £450,000
55, WEST HILL, HITCHIN, SG5 2HY 2004 15 OCT £350,000
35, WEST HILL, HITCHIN, SG5 2HY 2003 30 JAN £500,000
64, WEST HILL, HITCHIN, SG5 2HY 2000 29 SEP £295,000
35, WEST HILL, HITCHIN, SG5 2HY 1999 15 JAN £215,000

➜ Hitchin house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SG5 2HY

December 2023	Other theft	On or near Crabbes Close	349m
November 2023	Shoplifting	On or near Crabbes Close	349m
November 2023	Shoplifting	On or near Crabbes Close	349m
➜ West Hill crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SG5 2HY

West Hill (Old Park Road)	Hitchin	317m
Moormead Close (Offley Road)	Hitchin	357m
Moormead Close (Offley Road)	Hitchin	387m
Waitrose (Bedford Road)	Hitchin	391m
Grammar School Walk (Bedford Road)	Hitchin	503m

Nearest railway stations to SG5 2HY

Hitchin Station	1.7km
Letchworth Station	5.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SG5 2HY

Broadband access in SG5 2HY (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 2HY (2019 data)

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	109.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	5.6Mbps
Average upload speed	9.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in SG5 2HY (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SG5 2HY

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Source: Ofcom
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SG5 2HY gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in SG5 2HY by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	834,281
Meter count	41
Mean (kWh/meter)	20,348
Median (kWh/meter)	20,705

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	193,825
Meter count	41
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,727
Median (kWh/meter)	4,565

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SG5 2HY, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in SG5 2HY.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

13.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than SG5 2HY:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SG5 2HY (meters)

Play Aloud Samuel Lucas

Samuel Lucas Jmi School Gaping Lane

158m

Samuel Lucas JMI School

Samuel Lucas Jmi School Gaping Lane

158m

The Highlander

Highlander, 45 Upper Tilehouse Street

278m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to SG5 2HY

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
West Hill Road	17:15	12:00	108m
Bedford Road	17:15	12:00	316m
Lavender Way	17:15	12:00	336m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to SG5 2HY

Facility	Distance
Samuel Lucas Jmi School Gaping Lane, Hitchin Grass Pitches	227m
Lucas Lane Sports Club Lucas Lane, Hitchin Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	400m
Christchurch Methodist & United Reformed Church Bedford Road, Hitchin Sports Hall	479m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SG5 2HY

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JQ	Primary	180m
Hitchin Boys' School Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, SG5 1JB	Secondary	666m
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy Fishponds Road, Hitchin, SG5 1NS	Primary	675m

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SG5 2HY ITL and SG5 2HY 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 2HY:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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SG5 2HY 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 2HY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00119928
LSOA	E01023616	North Hertfordshire 012F
MSOA	E02004920	North Hertfordshire 012

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to SG5 2HY

SG5 2HE	Westfield Lane	131m
SG5 2HX	West Hill	137m
SG5 2JE	Gaping Lane	138m
SG5 2JF	Gaping Lane	143m
SG5 2HG	Grays Lane	153m
SG5 2HJ	Grays Lane	155m
SG5 2HH	Grays Lane	155m
SG5 2JQ	Gaping Lane	156m
SG5 2JH	Gaping Lane	163m
SG5 2JG	Bedford Street	194m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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