Map of SG5 2LJ postcode

General information
Postcode SG5 2LJ
Post Town Hitchin
Nearest station Hitchin (2 km)
Bus stops
Nutleigh Grove (SW)
The Crescent (S)
Nutleigh Grove (E)
Fishponds Road (N)
Fishponds Road (S)
Kings Hedges (N)
Number of UPRNs 4 View
Known addresses
20 Maxwells Path, Hitchin
22 Maxwells Path, Hitchin
24 Maxwells Path, Hitchin
Main property type Flat
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.953727
Longitude -0.289033
Easting 517676
Northing 229742
Grid reference TL176297
UTM reference 30U 686284 5759363
what3words slimy.lonely.plus
Plus code 9C3XXP36+F9
Altitude 81 metres (265 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:42
Sunset (today) 21:26
Distance away
Distance to sea 71.4 KMs (44.4 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishNorth Hertfordshire, unparished areaE43000232
Ward Hitchin Oughton E05015764
Local Authority District North Hertfordshire E07000099
County Electoral Division Hitchin Rural E58000641
Local Authority Hertfordshire E10000015
County Hertfordshire E10000015
Constituency (2024) Hitchin E14001289
MPAlistair StrathernLabour
Police forceHertfordshire
Water companyAffinity Water
Sewage companyAnglian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 North and East Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated June 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 4
Households (2011) 3
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
27,388 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£51,700
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)HitchinE63011149
Census output area (2021)E00119911
Census output area (2011)E00119911
Lower layer super output area (2021)North Hertfordshire 012BE01023612
Lower layer super output area (2011)North Hertfordshire 012BE01023612
Middle layer super output area (2021)Hitchin Town & WestE02004920
Middle layer super output area (2011)Hitchin Town & WestE02004920
Travel to work areaStevenage and Welwyn Garden CityE30000272
Property sales
Average property price in Stevenage £390,381
Annual change 0.2%
View all properties sold in the SG postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
20 Maxwells Path, HitchinFlat (leasehold)Nov 2024£210,000
Flat (leasehold)Jun 2018£207,500
Flat (leasehold)Jul 2013£135,000
Flat (leasehold)May 2007£134,500
Flat (leasehold)May 2003£117,000
Flat (leasehold)May 2001£59,995
Flat (leasehold)Apr 1997£34,950
24 Maxwells Path, HitchinFlat (leasehold)Aug 2021£183,000
Flat (leasehold)Oct 2014£133,000
Flat (leasehold)Feb 2007£137,000
Flat (leasehold)Jul 2004£125,000
Flat (leasehold)Mar 1998£42,500
22 Maxwells Path, HitchinFlat (leasehold)Nov 2019£220,000
Flat (leasehold)Oct 2002£110,000
Flat (leasehold)Aug 2001£60,000


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