SG5 2QU

a postcode in Hertfordshire

Introduced in July 1995

SG5 2QU	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 2QU

Talbot Street - 50 properties, USRN 27925276

Oughton Head Lane - 2 properties, USRN 27912966

Farriers Close - 1 property, USRN 27906045

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9532 / 51°57'11"N

Longitude: -0.2878 / 0°17'15"W

UTM Reference: 30U 686373 5759307

OS Easting: 517762

OS Northing: 229683

OS Grid: TL177296

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR H5W.D2W

Mapcode Global: VHGNR.Y5QJ

Open Location Code: 9C3XXP36+7V

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91uw58

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 5a3

Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
Outer Suburbs
Young Suburban Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27388 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for SG5 2QU on Saturday 13 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:36
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:52
Sunrise	04:41
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:01
Sunset	21:21
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:09
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:26

Hours of daylight today	04:11 to 21:51
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:51 to 04:10
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	01:44
Moon sets	19:16

For a full sun and moon calendar for SG5 2QU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SG5 2QU

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
31 May 2023	61 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£935,000
18 November 2022	75 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£790,000
14 June 2022	41 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£763,375
28 January 2022	22 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£1,050,000
16 June 2021	65 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£890,000
16 June 2021	57 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£725,000
14 April 2021	20 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£615,000
2 June 2020	14 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£850,000
22 June 2018	75 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£594,999
29 March 2018	63 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£810,000
16 March 2018	67 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£799,950
1 March 2018	61 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£805,000
28 February 2018	16 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£589,950
26 January 2018	73 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£585,000
5 January 2018	18 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£555,000
15 December 2017	71 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£833,950
3 November 2017	14 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£860,000
20 October 2017	55 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£586,500
29 September 2017	69 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£657,500
14 September 2017	65 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£800,000
18 August 2017	59 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£649,950
11 August 2017	22 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£819,950
21 July 2017	20 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£525,000
13 July 2017	57 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£600,000
26 May 2017	53 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£502,500
19 May 2017	51 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£510,000
3 December 2014	41 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£525,000
9 July 2014	3 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£500,000
8 July 2014	33 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£450,000
26 September 2012	45 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£462,000
26 September 2012	10 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£375,000
16 October 2009	7 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£437,000
24 July 2009	5 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£425,000
25 February 2009	8 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£270,000
7 August 2008	23 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£315,000
28 March 2008	29 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£452,500
12 July 2007	19 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£392,500
30 October 2006	27 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£360,000
30 June 2006	6 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£370,000
8 February 2006	39 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£360,000
16 June 2005	3 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£360,000
19 January 2004	15 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£366,500
21 November 2003	29 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£325,000
20 December 2002	23 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£273,000
28 October 2002	8 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£280,000
18 May 2001	8 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£182,000
30 November 2000	12 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£275,000
4 July 2000	25 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£225,250
29 July 1999	45 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£200,000
15 July 1999	15 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£184,995
2 October 1998	23 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£138,500
31 July 1998	8 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£136,000
13 December 1996	10 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£111,000
15 April 1996	23 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£101,000
8 December 1995	39 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£119,995
8 December 1995	12 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£132,550
24 November 1995	10 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£100,000
27 October 1995	8 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£100,000
27 October 1995	4 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£120,000
20 October 1995	6 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£132,500
10 October 1995	3 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£125,000
6 October 1995	1 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£132,000
29 September 1995	2 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£132,500
15 September 1995	49 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£121,500
8 September 1995	43 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£150,000
31 August 1995	47 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£120,000
25 August 1995	45 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£142,500
25 August 1995	5 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£140,000
25 August 1995	7 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£147,500
4 August 1995	41 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£132,500
30 June 1995	37 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£130,000
30 June 1995	21 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£150,000
30 June 1995	35 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£116,500
30 June 1995	33 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£116,000
30 June 1995	29 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£125,000
23 June 1995	27 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£120,000
13 June 1995	25 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£117,500
2 June 1995	17 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Flat/apartment	Freehold	£115,000
26 May 1995	11 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£130,000
24 May 1995	23 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£100,000
12 May 1995	19 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£120,000
5 May 1995	15 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£130,000
31 March 1995	9 Talbot Street, Hitchin SG5 2QU	Detached	Freehold	£117,500

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 2QU

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Hitchin

MP

Alistair Strathern Labour

Hertfordshire County Council

County council electoral division

Hitchin Rural

Councillor

David Barnard Conservative

North Hertfordshire District Council

District council ward

Hitchin Oughton

Councillors

Clare Billing Labour

Nigel Mason Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SG5 2QU

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00119911		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01023612	North Hertfordshire 012B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004920	North Hertfordshire 012	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05015764	Hitchin Oughton	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2024	DLUHC
E07000099	North Hertfordshire	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000015	Hertfordshire	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000006	East of England	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001289	Hitchin	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000027	Hertfordshire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000272	Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33027375		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000048	Hertfordshire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000049	NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2020	ODS
E40000007	East of England	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E43000232	North Hertfordshire, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 March 2013	ONS
E54000025	NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000035	East of England	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2024	NHS England
E58000641	Hitchin Rural ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	4 May 2017	DLUHC
E63011149	Hitchin	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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