SG5 2JQ maps, stats, and open data

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

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

Easting517821
Northing229399
Latitude51.950614
Longitude-0.287041

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is SG5 2JQ?

StreetGaping Lane
Town/CityHitchin
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSG5
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SG5 2JQ Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation80m262ft

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 Priory
ConstituencyHitchin And Harpenden

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SG5 2JQ

January 2024Possession of weaponsOn or near Symonds Road485m
December 2023Other theftOn or near Crabbes Close325m
November 2023Public orderOn or near Crabbes Close325m
➜ Gaping Lane crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to SG5 2JQ

West Hill (Old Park Road)Hitchin277m
Waitrose (Bedford Road)Hitchin312m
Football Club (Fishponds Road)Hitchin405m
Football Club (Fishponds Road)Hitchin419m
Grammar School Walk (Bedford Road)Hitchin464m

Nearest railway stations to SG5 2JQ

Hitchin Station1.6km
Letchworth Station5.1km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SG5 2JQ

Broadband access in SG5 2JQ (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in SG5 2JQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed62.5Mbps
Average download speed55.8Mbps
Maximum download speed79.62Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed13.7Mbps
Average upload speed13.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in SG5 2JQ (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 2JQ

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SG5 2JQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)176,688
Meter count13
Mean (kWh/meter)13,591
Median (kWh/meter)15,189

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)30,393
Meter count11
Mean (kWh/meter)2,763
Median (kWh/meter)2,864
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SG5 2JQ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in SG5 2JQ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Play Aloud Samuel Lucas
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Samuel Lucas Jmi School Gaping Lane
3m
Samuel Lucas JMI School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Samuel Lucas Jmi School Gaping Lane
3m
Westbourne Residential Care Home
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Westbourne, 9 Bedford Road
229m

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Nearest post box to SG5 2JQ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
West Hill Road17:1512:00170m
Lavender Way17:1512:00183m
Bedford Road17:1512:00226m

Nearest sports facilities to SG5 2JQ

FacilityDistance
Samuel Lucas Jmi School
Gaping Lane, Hitchin
Grass Pitches
150m
Lucas Lane Sports Club
Lucas Lane, Hitchin
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
354m
Christchurch Methodist & United Reformed Church
Bedford Road, Hitchin
Sports Hall
423m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SG5 2JQ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School
Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JQ
Primary38m
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
Fishponds Road, Hitchin, SG5 1NS
Primary537m
Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, SG5 1JB
Secondary590m

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Source: Edubase
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SG5 2JQ ITL and SG5 2JQ 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 2JQ:

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

SG5 2JQ 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 2JQ:

CodeName
OAE00119928
LSOAE01023616North Hertfordshire 012F
MSOAE02004920North Hertfordshire 012

Nearest postcodes to SG5 2JQ

SG5 2JGBedford Street42m
SG5 2JFGaping Lane45m
SG5 2JHGaping Lane77m
SG5 2JEGaping Lane144m
SG5 2LULavender Way146m
SG5 2LAOughton Head Way154m
SG5 2HYWest Hill156m
SG5 2LBCrispin Terrace162m
SG5 2LDTaylors Cottages178m
SG5 2LXLucas Lane187m