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30698
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30698 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.
Police Recorded Crime near SG16 6BL
Crime trends · near SG16 6BL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY -39%
ASB
12
YoY +71%
Vehicle Crime
27
YoY +575%
Burglary
3
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
6
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
78
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,027
White Brit.91.1%
Other White3.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.0%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Total residents: 2,023
Christian51.7%
No religion40.4%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,024
50–6421.2%
35–4920.2%
65–7411.7%
25–349.1%
10–158.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
Total households: 847
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
Any member 66+14.4%
Other13.2%
All members 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
+ 8 other households · 31.3%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Hitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Clifton, Henlow & Langford
Constituency code
E14001289
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Henlow
International Territorial Level
Central Bedfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 010F E01017415
E01017415
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 010 E02003608
E02003608
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 010F E01017415
E01017415
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 010 E02003608
E02003608
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
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 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / 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 6BL 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: 30698
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01017415 and MSOA E02003608 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG16 6BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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