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Postcode district · Hitchin

Transport in SG5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SG5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council
North Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
45,978 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SG5 is

9 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of SG5. Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.5/ 10

Poor. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
9
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Hitchin Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.5 miles
  • 02
    Letchworth Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 03
    Letchworth Garden City Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop: St Katharine's Church, 0.1 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

42.3% of working residents in SG5 mostly work from home, above the England average of 31.5%. 42.1% drive to work.

SG5England
Work from home42.3%31.5%
Drive42.1%44.5%
Car passenger2.9%3.9%
Bus or coach0.7%4.3%
Train3.5%2%
Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%
On foot6%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other1.2%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

14.8% of households in SG5 have no car or van, well below the England average of 23.5%.

SG5England
No car or van14.8%23.5%
141.3%41.3%
232.6%26.1%
3 or more11.3%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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