SG5 2QU maps, stats, and open data
SG5 2QU lies on Talbot Street in Hitchin. SG5 2QU is located in the Hitchin Oughton 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 July 1995.
SG5 2QU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SG5 2QU geodata
| Easting | 517762 |
| Northing | 229683 |
| Latitude | 51.953186 |
| Longitude | -0.287777 |
Where is SG5 2QU?
| Street | Talbot Street |
| Town/City | Hitchin |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SG5 |
SG5 2QU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SG5 2QU 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 Oughton |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Hitchin And Harpenden |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SG5 2QU
67, TALBOT STREET, HITCHIN, SG5 2QU 2026 17 MAR £945,000 |
2025 31 MAR £750,000 |
2025 31 JAN £830,000 |
2024 28 NOV £1,000,000 |
2023 31 MAY £935,000 |
2022 14 JUN £763,375 |
2022 28 JAN £1,050,000 |
2021 16 JUN £725,000 |
2021 16 JUN £890,000 |
2021 14 APR £615,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SG5 2QU
| Fishponds Road (Bedford Road) | Hitchin | 251m |
| Fishponds Road (Bedford Road) | Hitchin | 273m |
| Football Club (Fishponds Road) | Hitchin | 282m |
| Football Club (Fishponds Road) | Hitchin | 283m |
| Mattocke Road (Redhill Road) | Westmill Estate | 295m |
Nearest railway stations to SG5 2QU
| Hitchin Station | 1.7km |
| Letchworth Station | 5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SG5 2QU (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 2QU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 80.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 97.7Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 19.9Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 14.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SG5 2QU (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% |
SG5 2QU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SG5 2QU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 552,577 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 29 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 19,054 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 19,112 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 112,241 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 27 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,157 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,877 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SG5 2QU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SG5 2QU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
15.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than SG5 2QU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SG5 2QU (metres)
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Nearest post box to SG5 2QU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Lavender Way | 17:15 | 12:00 | 116m |
| Redhill Road | 17:15 | 11:30 | 363m |
| Bedford Road | 17:15 | 12:00 | 388m |
SG5 2QU ITL and SG5 2QU 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 2QU:
| 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 |
SG5 2QU 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 2QU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00119911 | |
| LSOA | E01023612 | North Hertfordshire 012B |
| MSOA | E02004920 | North Hertfordshire 012 |
Nearest postcodes to SG5 2QU
| SG5 2LR | Oughtonhead Lane | 77m |
| SG5 2LW | Victoria Terrace | 84m |
| SG5 2LG | Chalkdell Path | 85m |
| SG5 2LS | Victoria Road | 95m |
| SG5 2LT | Lucas Lane | 103m |
| SG5 2LJ | Maxwells Path | 104m |
| SG5 2LP | Greenside Drive | 118m |
| SG5 2LQ | Maxwells Path | 133m |
| SG5 2JL | Symonds Road | 137m |
| SG5 2NF | Westbury Close | 143m |
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