# SG5 2LS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.952478, -0.288547
- **Open Location Code:** 9C3XXP26+XH
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO91uw
- **Qibla:** 119.2°
- **Grid reference:** TL 17711 29603
- **UTM:** 30U 686323 5759225
- **Elevation:** 80m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** East of England (E12000006)
- **Admin district:** North Hertfordshire (E07000099)
- **Ward:** Hitchin Oughton (E05015764)
- **Constituency:** Hitchin (E14001289)
- **County:** Hertfordshire (E10000015)
- **Parish code:** E43000232
- **Travel to work area:** E30000272
- **Police force area:** E23000027
- **Built-up area:** E63011149
- **County electoral division:** E58000642
- **European electoral region:** East of England (E15000006)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01023616
- **2021 MSOA:** Hitchin Town & West (E02004920)
- **2021 output area:** E00119939
- **2011 LSOA:** E01023616
- **2011 MSOA:** E02004920
- **2011 output area:** E00119939
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33027376
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5B1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 27942
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000013
- **ICB location:** E38000049
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000065
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000035

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Hitchin | 1786 |
| Hospital | Pinehill Hospital | 1769 |
| GP | Courtenay House Surgery | 797 |
| School | Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School | 232 |
| Airport | London Luton Airport | 10235 |
| Bus stop | Fishponds Road | 341 |
| Food bank | Letchworth | 805 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 399 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 823 |
| Post office | Redhill Road Post Office | 454 |
| Library | Hitchin Library | 658 |
| Coast | — | 71410 |
| Central London | — | 50714 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** UK Power Networks (region A, MPAN 10)
- **Water:** Affinity Water
- **Sewerage:** Anglian Water
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [SG5 2LW](https://openpostcodes.uk/SG5%202LW)
- [SG5 2LR](https://openpostcodes.uk/SG5%202LR)
- [SG5 2LT](https://openpostcodes.uk/SG5%202LT)
- [SG5 2QY](https://openpostcodes.uk/SG5%202QY)
- [SG5 2LU](https://openpostcodes.uk/SG5%202LU)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/SG5%202LS.json).

## Data

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