📅2001 Classification(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
📅2011 Classification(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
📅2021 ClassificationSmaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
30145
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 30145 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,255
White Brit.92.1%
Other White1.7%
Indian1.6%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Total residents: 2,253
Christian46.8%
No religion45.2%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,250
50–6422.2%
35–4918.4%
25–3412.0%
65–7410.9%
75–847.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Total households: 898
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.5%
All members 66+13.5%
Any member 66+11.6%
Other9.8%
+ 7 other households · 34.2%
Sun & Time Information
🌅
5:54 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:19 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)5:54 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:19 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
📅
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
⛔
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
⏳
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 → Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SG16 6AF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 30145
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01017413 and MSOA E02003608 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG16 6AF is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJanuary 1980
⛔Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~46 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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