SG5 2TX maps, stats, and open data

SG5 2TX lies on Firs Close in Hitchin. SG5 2TX 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 January 1980.

SG5 2TX maps

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

Easting517914
Northing229768
Latitude51.953918
Longitude-0.285537

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is SG5 2TX?

StreetFirs Close
Town/CityHitchin
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSG5
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SG5 2TX Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation70m230ft

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 Oughton
ConstituencyHitchin And Harpenden

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SG5 2TX

January 2024Possession of weaponsOn or near Symonds Road158m
September 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Symonds Road158m
February 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Symonds Road158m
➜ Firs Close crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to SG5 2TX

Fishponds Road (Bedford Road)Hitchin90m
Football Club (Fishponds Road)Hitchin121m
Football Club (Fishponds Road)Hitchin127m
Fishponds Road (Bedford Road)Hitchin134m
Nutleigh Grove (Redhill Road)Westmill Estate293m

Nearest railway stations to SG5 2TX

Hitchin Station1.5km
Letchworth Station4.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SG5 2TX

Broadband access in SG5 2TX (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in SG5 2TX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed89.4Mbps
Average download speed101.4Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed12.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in SG5 2TX (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 2TX

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Source: Ofcom
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SG5 2TX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)166,709
Meter count9
Mean (kWh/meter)18,523
Median (kWh/meter)18,302

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)30,821
Meter count8
Mean (kWh/meter)3,853
Median (kWh/meter)3,541
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SG5 2TX, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in SG5 2TX.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

15.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than SG5 2TX:

Food Standards Agency

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

The Canary Kitchen
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
Canary Club Fishponds Road
160m
Shell Hitchin
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Shell Petrol Station Bedford Road
164m
Firs Hotel
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Firs Hotel Bedford Road
165m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to SG5 2TX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Lavender Way17:1512:00208m
Redhill Road17:1511:30303m
Bedford Road17:1512:00373m

Nearest sports facilities to SG5 2TX

FacilityDistance
Top Field
Fishponds Road, Hitchin
Grass Pitches
136m
Hitchin Swimming Centre & Fitness @ Archers Hitchin
Fishponds Road, Hitchin
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
332m
Wilshere-dacre Junior Academy
Fishponds Road, Hitchin
Grass Pitches
394m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SG5 2TX

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
Fishponds Road, Hitchin, SG5 1NS
Primary303m
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School
Gaping Lane, Hitchin, SG5 2JQ
Primary362m
Oughton Primary and Nursery School
Mattocke Road, Hitchin, SG5 2NZ
Primary465m

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SG5 2TX ITL and SG5 2TX 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 2TX:

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

SG5 2TX 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 2TX:

CodeName
OAE00119912
LSOAE01023612North Hertfordshire 012B
MSOAE02004920North Hertfordshire 012

Nearest postcodes to SG5 2TX

SG5 2LQMaxwells Path42m
SG5 2TUBedford Road82m
SG5 2LGChalkdell Path107m
SG5 2JJSymonds Road109m
SG5 2LPGreenside Drive123m
SG5 2JLSymonds Road157m
SG5 2TJBedford Road160m
SG5 2TYBedford Road165m
SG5 2QUTalbot Street174m
SG5 2LEKent Place187m