SG5 2JF maps, stats, and open data

SG5 2JF lies on Gaping Lane in Hitchin. SG5 2JF 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 2JF maps

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

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

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SG5 2JF geodata

Easting	517777
Northing	229391
Latitude	51.950559
Longitude	-0.287659

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Where is SG5 2JF?

Street	Gaping Lane
Town/City	Hitchin
Country	England
Postcode District	SG5
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SG5 2JF Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SG5 2JF 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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Politics

Ward	Hitchin Priory
Constituency	Hitchin And Harpenden

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SG5 2JF

January 2024	Possession of weapons	On or near Symonds Road	494m
December 2023	Other theft	On or near Crabbes Close	365m
November 2023	Shoplifting	On or near Crabbes Close	365m
➜ Gaping Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SG5 2JF

West Hill (Old Park Road)	Hitchin	318m
Waitrose (Bedford Road)	Hitchin	357m
Football Club (Fishponds Road)	Hitchin	437m
Football Club (Fishponds Road)	Hitchin	449m
Fishponds Road (Bedford Road)	Hitchin	491m

Nearest railway stations to SG5 2JF

Hitchin Station	1.7km
Letchworth Station	5.2km

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Broadband

Broadband access in SG5 2JF (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 limitations in SG5 2JF (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%

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Deprivation

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

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Food Standards Agency

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

Play Aloud Samuel Lucas

Samuel Lucas Jmi School Gaping Lane

42m

Samuel Lucas JMI School

Samuel Lucas Jmi School Gaping Lane

42m

Westbourne Residential Care Home

Westbourne, 9 Bedford Road

266m

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Nearest post box to SG5 2JF

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
West Hill Road	17:15	12:00	185m
Lavender Way	17:15	12:00	196m
Bedford Road	17:15	12:00	270m

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Nearest sports facilities to SG5 2JF

Facility	Distance
Samuel Lucas Jmi School Gaping Lane, Hitchin Grass Pitches	193m
Lucas Lane Sports Club Lucas Lane, Hitchin Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	316m
Christchurch Methodist & United Reformed Church Bedford Road, Hitchin Sports Hall	466m

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Nearest schools to SG5 2JF

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JQ	Primary	82m
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy Fishponds Road, Hitchin, SG5 1NS	Primary	576m
Hitchin Boys' School Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, SG5 1JB	Secondary	634m

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SG5 2JF ITL and SG5 2JF 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 2JF:

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 2JF 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 2JF:

	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 2JF

SG5 2JH	Gaping Lane	37m
SG5 2JQ	Gaping Lane	45m
SG5 2JG	Bedford Street	83m
SG5 2JE	Gaping Lane	100m
SG5 2LU	Lavender Way	129m
SG5 2HY	West Hill	143m
SG5 2LX	Lucas Lane	144m
SG5 2HX	West Hill	185m
SG5 2LA	Oughton Head Way	190m
SG5 2LB	Crispin Terrace	201m

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