Bedford Road is in Hitchin and in North Hertfordshire district.
SG5 2UB is located in the Hitchin Oughton electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden. This postcode has been in use
since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Bedford Road, Hitchin, SG5 2UB and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: SG5 2NQ, SG5 2TJ, SG5 1UR, SG5 2SA, SG5 2NJ, SG5 2TY, SG5 2NH, SG5 2UD, SG5 1UP.
Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
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163 Bedford Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire Terraced, an established residential building | £203,000 | 2015-03-20 | £285,428 |
157 Bedford Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £129,000 | 2002-08-30 | £353,435 |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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York Road Nursery School York Road , SG5 1XA | 4out of 4 | 727 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Oughton Primary and Nursery School Mattocke Road , SG5 2NZ | 3out of 4 | 286 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy Fishponds Road , SG5 1NS | 3out of 4 | 586 yd | Academy sponsor led | No | Mixed | More About School |
Samuel Lucas Junior Mixed and Infant School Gaping Lane , SG5 2JQ | 4out of 4 | 718 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School Old Hale Way , SG5 1XR | 3out of 4 | 850 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Our Lady Catholic Primary School Old Hale Way , SG5 1XT | 2out of 4 | 1,169 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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The Priory School Bedford Road , SG5 2UR | 3out of 4 | 792 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Hitchin Boys' School Grammar School Walk , SG5 1JB | 4out of 4 | 944 yd | Academy converter | No | Boys | More About School |
Hitchin Girls' School Highbury Road , SG4 9RS | 4out of 4 | 1,716 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Girls | More About School |
The Highfield School Highfield , SG6 3QA | 3out of 4 | 3,726 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Fearnhill School Icknield Way West , SG6 4BA | 2out of 4 | 3,841 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Kingshott School Stevenage Road , St Ippolyts SG4 7JX | - not rated | 3,128 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
North Herts Education Support Centre Briar Patch Lane , SG6 3LY | 4out of 4 | 3,708 yd | Pupil referral unit | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
St Francis College Broadway , SG6 3PJ | - not rated | 4,563 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Girls | More About School |
St Christopher School Barrington Road , SG6 3JZ | - not rated | 4,772 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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The Canary Kitchen | Canary Club Fishponds Road | 335 yd | |
Peckers | 25 John Barker Place | 543 yd | |
Hitchin Everyone Active Cafe | Hitchin Swimming Pool Fishponds Road | 587 yd | |
Westmill Community Association | Westmill Community Centre John Barker Place | 668 yd | |
Hitchin Town Cricket Ground Ltd | Hitchin Cricket Ground Lucas Lane | 685 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Angels | The Angels Reply Bedford Road | 128 yd | |
Hitchin Town Football Club Limited | 68 Fishponds Road | 384 yd | |
Hitchin Rugby Club | Hitchin Rugby Football Club, King George V Playing Field Old Hale Way | 711 yd | |
The Victoria | The Victoria Ickleford Road | 798 yd | |
The Brickyard | 24 Bancroft | 959 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Chinese Food Centre | 2 Redhill Road | 60 yd | |
Akash Tandoori | 14 Redhill Road | 126 yd | |
Atlantic Bay | 10 Redhill Road | 126 yd | |
What The Cluck?! | Canary Club Fishponds Road | 335 yd | |
Burgerians | Canary Club Fishponds Road | 335 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Redhill News | 16 Redhill Road | 126 yd | |
Waitrose Store | The Lairage Bedford Road | 721 yd | |
Sainsbury's | Sainsburys Supermarket Whinbush Road | 983 yd | |
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods | Unit 1, 121 - 123 Bancroft | 1,061 yd |
Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
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Top Field FISHPONDS ROAD | grass pitches | 242 yd |
St. Michaels Field BEARTON GREEN | grass pitches | 494 yd |
Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy FISHPONDS ROAD | grass pitches | 518 yd |
Hitchin Swimming Centre & Fitness @ Archers Hitchin Fishponds Road | health and fitness suite, swimming pool | 559 yd |
Hbs Tennis Club FISHPONDS ROAD | tennis courts | 648 yd |
King George V Playing Fields OLD HALE WAY | grass pitches | 663 yd |
Westmill Community Centre JOHN BARKER PLACE | 666 yd | |
Lucas Lane Sports Club HITCHIN CRICKET GROUND HITCHIN CRICKET GROUND LUCAS LANE | artificial grass pitch, grass pitches | 687 yd |
Samuel Lucas Jmi School GAPING LANE | grass pitches | 713 yd |
Christchurch Methodist & United Reformed Church BEDFORD ROAD | 802 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Median download speed | 80 Mbit/s |
Average download speed | 145.7 Mbit/s |
Minimum download speed | 600 Mbit/s |
Maximum download speed | 600 Mbit/s |
Median upload speed | 20 Mbit/s |
Average upload speed | 18.1 Mbit/s |
Maximum upload speed | 40 Mbit/s |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 181 crimes were reported
near Bedford Road .
47% of streets in the UK are more dangerous.
Crime level on this street is below average.
The most common type of crime was
violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of SG5 2UB.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
SG5 2UB area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.
Full-Time Employee | 96 |
Retired | 51 |
Part-Time Employee | 45 |
Self-Employed | 20 |
Looking after home or family | 18 |
Long-Term Sick or disabled | 15 |
Student (economically inactive) | 14 |
Unemployed | 13 |
Other | 8 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 5 |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 28 |
Human health and social work activities | 21 |
Manufacturing | 20 |
Education | 19 |
Construction | 16 |
Administrative and support service activities | 15 |
Accommodation and food service activities | 13 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 12 |
Information and communication | 11 |
Transport and storage | 10 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 9 |
Other | 7 |
Financial and insurance activities | 5 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 4 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1 |
Female | 189 |
Male | 176 |
Single | 127 |
Married: Opposite sex | 114 |
Married: Same sex | 2 |
Separated | 2 |
Divorced | 17 |
Widowed | 24 |
Very good health | 195 |
Good health | 113 |
Fair health | 34 |
Bad health | 23 |
Very bad health | 1 |
No qualifications | 55 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 40 |
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 41 |
Apprenticeship | 16 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 40 |
Degree or Similar | 83 |
Other | 8 |
Bangladeshi | 14 |
Chinese | 4 |
Indian | 10 |
Pakistani | 12 |
Other Asian | 9 |
Black African | 14 |
Black Caribbean | 8 |
Other Black | 3 |
Mixed White and Asian | 5 |
Mixed White and Caribbean | 3 |
Mixed Other | 3 |
White | 272 |
Roma | 1 |
Other | 7 |
United Kingdom | 302 |
European Union | 17 |
Rest of Europe | 2 |
Africa | 13 |
Middle East and Asia | 21 |
The Americas and the Caribbean | 7 |
Oceania | 1 |
British Overseas | 1 |
Born in the UK | 302 |
10+ Years | 38 |
5-10 Years | 16 |
2-5 Years | 3 |
Less than 2 years | 5 |
United Kingdom | 290 |
Ireland | 1 |
Italy | 6 |
Spain | 2 |
Romania | 6 |
Other EU countries | 8 |
Central and Western Africa | 1 |
Eastern Asia | 1 |
Southern Asia | 3 |
Oceania | 1 |
No passport held | 42 |
No religion | 142 |
Christian | 153 |
Buddhist | 1 |
Hindu | 3 |
Muslim | 30 |
Sikh | 6 |
Other religion | 5 |
Not answered | 25 |