Latitude: 51.9533 / 51°57'11"N
Longitude: -0.2767 / 0°16'36"W
OS Eastings: 518524
OS Northings: 229711
OS Grid: TL185297
Mapcode National: GBR H5W.GVZ
Mapcode Global: VHGNS.552G
Plus Code: 9C3XXP3F+88
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91uw68
What Three Birds: nightingale.crossbill.goosander
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SG5 1ET is a residential postcode in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. It was first introduced in December 2013.
The most common council tax bands are D and B.
Residential buildings are primarily terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are mostly houses and flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £105,610 to £2,036,094 with an average of £405,802.
Most residential buildings are of unknown age.
93% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is B.
Hitchin is a town, which had a population of 34,266 in the 2011 census.
SG5 1ET is in the Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust.
SG5 1ET is approximately 67m (220ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SG5 1ET
2c3: Cosmopolitans - Comfortable Cosmopolitans - Professional Service Cosmopolitans
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SG5 1ET
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near SG5 1ET include Asda, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of SG5 1ET are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward
Hitchin Highbury
Councillors
Raj Bhakar (Liberal Democrat)
Keith Hoskins (Liberal Democrat)
Sam Collins (Liberal Democrat)
County Council
Hertfordshire
Electoral Division
Hitchin South
County Councillor
Keith Hoskins (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Hitchin and Harpenden
MP
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
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The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SG5 1ET.
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy
Fishponds Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1NS
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 7 - 11
Needs improvement
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School
Gaping Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2JQ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin
Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9RD
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Highbury Infant School and Nursery
Standhill Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9AG
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School
Old Hale Way, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1XR
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Hitchin Girls' School
Highbury Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9RS
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Highfield School
Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3QA
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Fearnhill School
Icknield Way West, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SG6 4BA
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Da Vinci Studio School of Creative Enterprise
The Old Grammar School, Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3PA
Studio School
Ages 14 - 19
Good
The John Henry Newman Catholic School
Hitchin Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4AE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Thomas Alleyne School
High Street, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3BE
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Barclay School
Walkern Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3RB
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
The Knights Templar School
Park Street, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 6DZ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.