SG5 2LU maps, stats, and open data

SG5 2LU lies on Lavender Way in Hitchin. SG5 2LU 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 2LU maps

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

SG5 2LU 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 2LU geodata

Easting	517726
Northing	229510
Latitude	51.951639
Longitude	-0.288360

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SG5 2LU?

Street	Lavender Way
Town/City	Hitchin
Country	England
Postcode District	SG5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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SG5 2LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SG5 2LU 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 2LU

4, LAVENDER WAY, HITCHIN, SG5 2LU 2021 14 JUN £775,000
26, LAVENDER WAY, HITCHIN, SG5 2LU 2019 9 AUG £575,000
12, LAVENDER WAY, HITCHIN, SG5 2LU 2018 23 NOV £920,000
12, LAVENDER WAY, HITCHIN, SG5 2LU 2017 10 FEB £526,000
1, LAVENDER WAY, HITCHIN, SG5 2LU 2016 5 DEC £703,000
23, LAVENDER WAY, HITCHIN, SG5 2LU 2015 23 MAR £465,000
11, LAVENDER WAY, HITCHIN, SG5 2LU 2014 23 JAN £403,000
7, LAVENDER WAY, HITCHIN, SG5 2LU 2011 7 JUL £478,000
16, LAVENDER WAY, HITCHIN, SG5 2LU 2009 27 NOV £305,000
21, LAVENDER WAY, HITCHIN, SG5 2LU 2007 23 FEB £499,950

➜ Hitchin house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SG5 2LU

January 2024	Possession of weapons	On or near Symonds Road	382m
December 2023	Other theft	On or near Crabbes Close	458m
November 2023	Shoplifting	On or near Crabbes Close	458m
➜ Lavender Way crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SG5 2LU

Football Club (Fishponds Road)	Hitchin	388m
Football Club (Fishponds Road)	Hitchin	397m
West Hill (Old Park Road)	Hitchin	407m
Fishponds Road (Bedford Road)	Hitchin	407m
Waitrose (Bedford Road)	Hitchin	418m

Nearest railway stations to SG5 2LU

Hitchin Station	1.7km
Letchworth Station	5.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SG5 2LU

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

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	128.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	20.0Mbps
Average upload speed	14.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in SG5 2LU (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 2LU

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Source: Ofcom
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SG5 2LU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	566,092
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	21,773
Median (kWh/meter)	20,850

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	116,578
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,069
Median (kWh/meter)	4,968

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SG5 2LU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in SG5 2LU.
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 2LU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Play Aloud Samuel Lucas

Samuel Lucas Jmi School Gaping Lane

142m

Samuel Lucas JMI School

Samuel Lucas Jmi School Gaping Lane

142m

Hitchin Town Cricket Ground Ltd

Hitchin Cricket Ground Lucas Lane

236m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lavender Way	17:15	12:00	118m
West Hill Road	17:15	12:00	312m
Bedford Road	17:15	12:00	333m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to SG5 2LU

Facility	Distance
Lucas Lane Sports Club Lucas Lane, Hitchin Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	236m
Samuel Lucas Jmi School Gaping Lane, Hitchin Grass Pitches	279m
Top Field Fishponds Road, Hitchin Grass Pitches	450m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SG5 2LU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JQ	Primary	164m
Oughton Primary and Nursery School Mattocke Road, Hitchin, SG5 2NZ	Primary	539m
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy Fishponds Road, Hitchin, SG5 1NS	Primary	552m

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SG5 2LU ITL and SG5 2LU 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 2LU:

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 2LU 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 2LU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00119939
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 2LU

SG5 2LW	Victoria Terrace	93m
SG5 2LS	Victoria Road	94m
SG5 2JH	Gaping Lane	105m
SG5 2JF	Gaping Lane	129m
SG5 2LR	Oughtonhead Lane	134m
SG5 2LX	Lucas Lane	136m
SG5 2LT	Lucas Lane	141m
SG5 2JQ	Gaping Lane	146m
SG5 2JG	Bedford Street	149m
SG5 2LE	Kent Place	162m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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