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SG5 2HJ

Hitchin Priory

North Hertfordshire

Overview

Postcode SG5 2HJ is located in an urban city, within the Hitchin Priory ward of North Hertfordshire in the East of England region , and forms part of the Hitchin Town & West area. It has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 32.0 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Hitchin Town & West is £51,700 per year. The nearest station is Hitchin located about 1.2 miles away. There are 4 primary and 2 secondary schools in the area. There are 2 parks nearby, closest medium park is Butts Close.

Crime rate
2/10
Crimes per 1k residents
32
Deprivation level
2/10
Income level
7/10
Social housing
1.5%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

2/10

Hitchin Town & West has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 29,245 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 11% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

2/10

Hitchin Town & West has a very low crime rate, with approximately 32.0 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

1.5%

Approximately 1.5% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 20.5% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

7/10

The average income of residents in Hitchin Town & West is £51,700 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near SG5 2HJ.

Flood risk

No risk

Hitchin Town & West near SG5 2HJ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Hitchin located about 1.2 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.5 miHitchin Priory GardensLarge
0.4 miButts CloseMedium

Schools

In the SG5 2HJ postcode area, located within Hitchin Town & West, there are 4 primary and 2 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.2 miPrimarySamuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolCommunity school

Outstanding

0.5 miSecondaryHitchin Boys' SchoolAcademy converter

Outstanding

0.5 miPrimaryWilshere-Dacre Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led

Good