Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at SG5 3PS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirton School | Primary | 0 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Stondon Lower School | Primary | 3.2 km | – |
| Shillington Lower School | Primary | 3.3 km | – |
| Oughton Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3.5 km | 48% met the expected standard |
| Ickleford Primary School | Primary | 3.8 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| The Priory School | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hitchin Boys' School | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 57.1 · 19.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hitchin Girls' School | Secondary | 5.2 km | Attainment 8: 57.8 · 24.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SG5 3PS, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Pirton Recreation Ground | 580 m | 5 |
| Golf | Mount Pleasant Golf Club | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Squash | Ickleford Sports And Recreation Club | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Hitchin Cricket Club | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Hitchin Rugby Football Club | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Football | Hitchin Town Football Club | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Hitchin Swimming Centre | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Multisports Area | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Running | BWRC HQ | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Xchange Fitness | 5.0 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Riverain Bowls Club | 5.0 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Hitchin, a drive away (5.3 km), with 2.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is War Memorial, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 89); 3 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 49 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Pirton School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 65% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Priory School, 3.7 km away; Attainment 8: 48.5 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Hitchin Boys' School (3.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 4.3 km away, with Pirton Village Stores & Post Office closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dr Carragher And Neal And Akhtar (3.9 km), with Cross Chemist the closest pharmacy (3.7 km).
For a haircut, Back in Style is 3.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Lister Hospital, 6.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 47% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 20 pubs and bars.
Pirton Chapel Tearoom is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Fox the nearest pub (under 50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 441 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 37% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 304 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Swinburne Park, 3.0 km away; for exercise, Hitchin Swimming Centre (4.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 7.2 km away.
11 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.