SG5 1QU

a postcode in Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Introduced in January 1980

SG5 1QU	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with SG5 1QU

Nightingale Road - 29 properties, USRN 27912288

Florence Street - 3 properties, USRN 27906269

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9539 / 51°57'13"N

Longitude: -0.2722 / 0°16'20"W

UTM Reference: 30U 687439 5759421

OS Easting: 518829

OS Northing: 229783

OS Grid: TL188297

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR H5W.HZ1

Mapcode Global: VHGNS.75F0

Open Location Code: 9C3XXP3H+G4

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91uw78

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 4a2

Multicultural Metropolitans
Rented Family Living
Private Renting New Arrivals

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 19239 / 32844

6th decile
slightly less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SG5 1QU on Saturday 15 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:20
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:01
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:40
Sunrise	06:14
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:09
Sunset	18:05
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:39
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:18
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	19:59

Hours of daylight today	05:44 to 18:35
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:35 to 05:41
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:36
Moon Rises	19:48

For a full sun and moon calendar for SG5 1QU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SG5 1QU

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
18 August 2023	Barn Rear of 26, Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£440,000
21 February 2023	27 Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Other property type	Leasehold	£20,000
3 December 2021	29b Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Freehold	£230,000
31 July 2019	26a Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£320,000
1 February 2017	29a Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£260,000
16 December 2016	Barn Rear of 26, Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Other property type	Freehold	£352,500
5 February 2016	26b Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£250,000
19 April 2015	29a Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£205,000
30 January 2015	26a Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£220,000
14 May 2014	Barn Rear of 26, Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£301,525
13 February 2014	29a Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£124,999
7 December 2005	29a Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£142,000
2 June 2000	29c Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£30,000
2 June 2000	29d Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£36,500
29 October 1999	29a Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£40,500
18 December 1998	29a Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£47,500
11 August 1998	29b Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£30,000
7 August 1998	30 Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£39,000
30 July 1996	29a Nightingale Road, Hitchin SG5 1QU	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£17,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SG5 1QU

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Hitchin

MP

Alistair Strathern Labour

Hertfordshire County Council

County council electoral division

Hitchin North

Councillor

Ian Albert Labour

North Hertfordshire District Council

District council ward

Hitchin Bearton

Councillors

Val Bryant Labour

Dave Winstanley Labour