Bacteriostatic water in Hitchin

Local facts for Hitchin

Hitchin sits in the SG5 postcode district (SG area), within North Hertfordshire, East of England, England.

SG5 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Hitchin go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• University of Cambridge, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 39.1 km
• Institute of Zoology, Biological Sciences, 46.8 km
• University College London, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 48.3 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Hitchin with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 48.7 km south
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 49.9 km south
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 50.1 km south
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 50.7 km south
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 51.6 km south
• The University of Northampton (UKPRN 10007138): Biological Sciences, 53.5 km north-west
• University of Greenwich (UKPRN 10007146): Chemistry, 55.1 km south
• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (UKPRN 10005553): Biological Sciences, 61.6 km south

Nearby: Letchworth Garden City (4.8 km), Arlesey (6.5 km), Stevenage (7.6 km), Baldock (7.7 km), Stotfold (8.1 km).

Regional hub: St Albans.

Hitchin lies north of St Albans, about 22.3 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the SG postcode area (18 of the 227 we list for East of England):

• North Hertfordshire, SG6, 4 km
• SG, 7.1 km
• Stevenage, SG1, 7.6 km
• Shefford, SG17, 10.6 km
• Biggleswade, SG18, 15.3 km
• Hertfordshire, SG14, 17.4 km
• Buntingford, SG9, 18 km
• Sandy, SG19, 20 km

Postcode districts in the SG area covered by our East of England location pages: SG1, SG5, SG6, SG7, SG9, SG11, SG12, SG14, SG15, SG17, SG18, SG19.

More nearby location pages in East of England (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in North Hertfordshire (5 location pages): North Hertfordshire 4 km, Letchworth Garden City 4.8 km, SG 7.1 km, Baldock 7.7 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Hitchin: north, Letchworth Garden City (4.8 km); east, North Hertfordshire (4 km); south, Luton (12.2 km); west, Central Bedfordshire (14.7 km).

Location pages in East of England within 10 km of Hitchin: 8; within 25 km: 36; within 50 km: 85.

Map reference: 51.9495, -0.2801 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074572540).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.