SG7 5AQ postcode in Baldock, Hertfordshire

SG7 5AQ is a postcode in Baldock, in the Baldock West ward of North Hertfordshire. It is in the North East Hertfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at SG7 5AQ can get it Across North Hertfordshire: 86% Typical price £355,000 Homes sold in SG7 5, last 12 months. ▼ 21.1% on the year before Nearest station Baldock 200 m in a straight line

Where SG7 5AQ is, and what is near it

Map of SG7 5AQ and what is near it Map of SG7 5AQ: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the SG7 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SG7 5AA: also in SG7 5SG7 5AB: also in SG7 5SG7 5AD: also in SG7 5SG7 5AE: also in SG7 5SG7 5AF: also in SG7 5SG7 5AG: also in SG7 5SG7 5AH: also in SG7 5SG7 5AJ: also in SG7 5SG7 5AL: also in SG7 5SG7 5AN: also in SG7 5SG7 5AP: also in SG7 5SG7 5AR: also in SG7 5SG7 5AS: also in SG7 5SG7 5AT: also in SG7 5SG7 5AU: also in SG7 5SG7 5AW: also in SG7 5SG7 5AX: also in SG7 5SG7 5AY: also in SG7 5SG7 5AZ: also in SG7 5SG7 5BB: also in SG7 5SG7 5BE: also in SG7 5SG7 5BG: also in SG7 5SG7 5BH: also in SG7 5SG7 5BJ: also in SG7 5SG7 5BL: also in SG7 5SG7 5BN: also in SG7 5SG7 5BP: also in SG7 5SG7 5BQ: also in SG7 5SG7 5BS: also in SG7 5SG7 5BU: also in SG7 5SG7 5BW: also in SG7 5SG7 5BX: also in SG7 5SG7 5BY: also in SG7 5SG7 5BZ: also in SG7 5SG7 5DA: also in SG7 5SG7 5DB: also in SG7 5SG7 5DD: also in SG7 5SG7 5DE: also in SG7 5SG7 5DF: also in SG7 5SG7 5DG: also in SG7 5SG7 5DH: also in SG7 5SG7 5DJ: also in SG7 5SG7 5DN: also in SG7 5SG7 5DS: also in SG7 5SG7 5FA: also in SG7 5SG7 5FB: also in SG7 5SG7 5FE: also in SG7 5SG7 5FH: also in SG7 5SG7 5FN: also in SG7 5SG7 5TA: also in SG7 5 2 places, 2.6–3.0 kmGP 2.7 kmBaldock SG7 5AQ Map of SG7 5AQ and what is near it Map of SG7 5AQ: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the SG7 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 3 places, 2.6–3.0 kmBaldock SG7 5AQ
  • SG7 5AQ
  • Other postcodes in SG7 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9915, longitude -0.1894)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SG7 5AQ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SG7 5AQ?

Every home and business at SG7 5AQ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SG7 5AQ 100% North Hertfordshire 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SG7 5AQ 100% North Hertfordshire 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SG7 5AQ?

BinDayBuddy does not read North Hertfordshire District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

North Hertfordshire District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SG7 5AQ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SG7 5AQ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across North Hertfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SG7 5AQ: 6,270 properties in North Hertfordshire are at high risk (8.9% of all its properties). All the figures for North Hertfordshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SG7 5AQ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SG7 5AQ?

Homes in SG7 5 sold for a typical £355,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 52 sales, down 21.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£355,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£450,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 21.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £912,500 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £430,000 11 sales
  • Terraced £378,750 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £235,000 17 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SG7 district: a typical £365,000 from 147 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SG7 5AQ

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SG7 5AQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 June 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SG7 5AQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around SG7 5AQ. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (27%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SG7 5AQ

Band D in North Hertfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,449. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,632 (band A) to £4,081 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,176.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (9%)£1,632
Band Babout 90 (10%)£1,904
Band Cabout 440 (49%)£2,176
Band Dabout 120 (13%)£2,449
Band Eabout 90 (10%)£2,993
Band Fabout 60 (7%)£3,537
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,081
Band Hwithheld£4,897

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 27% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

Averages for North Hertfordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SG7 5AQ is in (ONS area E01023590), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SG7 5AQ?

The nearest open schools to SG7 5AQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SG7 5AQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SG7 5AQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SG7 5AQ is Baldock Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Baldock Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Letchworth Garden City Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Baldock Railway Station, 146 m away.

More stations near SG7 5AQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SG7 5AQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SG7 5AQ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SG7 5AQ?

3 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SG7 5AQ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Finn-Zane Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 800 mWalk
  • Levy-Judi Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 800 mWalk
  • Enid-Omar Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 800 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SG7 5AQ?

The nearest to the centre of SG7 5AQ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SG7 5AQ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SG7 5AQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SG7 5AQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SG7 5AQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SG7 5AQ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SG7 5AQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of SG7 5AQ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SG7 5AQ in a conservation area?

The centre of SG7 5AQ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SG7 5AQ?

Police.uk records 79 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SG7 5AQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences32 reports
Anti-social behaviour10 reports
Other theft7 reports
Public order6 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports

Also: burglary 5, theft from the person 3, drugs 2, shoplifting 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SG7 5AQ

Ward
Baldock West
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Baldock
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SG7 5BP40 mSG7 5BQ50 mSG7 5DJ60 mSG7 5BL60 mSG7 5AJ70 mSG7 5AG80 m
All of SG7

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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