SG5 2XL maps, stats, and open data
SG5 2XL lies on Half Acre in Hitchin. SG5 2XL 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 December 1997.
SG5 2XL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SG5 2XL geodata
| Easting | 517540 |
| Northing | 228777 |
| Latitude | 51.945091 |
| Longitude | -0.291316 |
Where is SG5 2XL?
| Street | Half Acre |
| Town/City | Hitchin |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SG5 |
SG5 2XL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SG5 2XL 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 |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SG5 2XL
2025 29 AUG £1,225,000 |
2023 29 NOV £1,062,500 |
2022 14 OCT £1,043,000 |
2021 15 OCT £1,098,750 |
2021 29 JUN £975,000 |
2021 11 JAN £900,000 |
2020 20 NOV £1,050,000 |
2016 26 OCT £909,000 |
2012 10 FEB £661,500 |
2011 25 MAR £600,000 |
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 2XL
| Moormead Close (Offley Road) | Hitchin | 276m |
| Moormead Close (Offley Road) | Hitchin | 302m |
| West Hill (Old Park Road) | Hitchin | 775m |
| Waitrose (Bedford Road) | Hitchin | 872m |
| Grammar School Walk (Bedford Road) | Hitchin | 916m |
Nearest railway stations to SG5 2XL
| Hitchin Station | 2.1km |
| Letchworth Station | 5.8km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SG5 2XL (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 | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SG5 2XL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 60.3Mbps |
| Average download speed | 49.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 76.34Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 12.5Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 10.7Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 16.02Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SG5 2XL (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 2XL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SG5 2XL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 358,306 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 11 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 32,573 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 31,026 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 79,724 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 11 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 7,248 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 6,624 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SG5 2XL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SG5 2XL.
- 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
9.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than SG5 2XL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SG5 2XL (metres)
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Nearest post box to SG5 2XL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Pirton Road | 17:15 | 12:00 | 153m |
| Cranbourne Avenue | 17:00 | 12:00 | 374m |
| The Limes | 17:00 | 12:00 | 463m |
SG5 2XL ITL and SG5 2XL 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 2XL:
| 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 2XL 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 2XL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00119935 | |
| LSOA | E01023615 | North Hertfordshire 012E |
| MSOA | E02004920 | North Hertfordshire 012 |
Nearest postcodes to SG5 2XL
| SG5 2BG | Mount Pleasant | 93m |
| SG5 2BH | Pirton Road | 114m |
| SG5 2BQ | Pirton Road | 159m |
| SG5 2BE | Tudor Court | 178m |
| SG5 2BB | Offley Road | 179m |
| SG5 2BS | Cranborne Avenue | 201m |
| SG5 2BT | The Ridgeway | 223m |
| SG5 2HL | High View | 262m |
| SG5 2HW | Crow Furlong | 271m |
| SG5 2EN | Pirton Road | 278m |
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