Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
31418
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31418 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 SG17 5AB
Crime trends · near SG17 5AB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY +40%
ASB
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
21
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,044
White Brit.91.3%
Other White3.0%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Total residents: 2,044
Christian48.8%
No religion42.0%
Not answered7.4%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,043
50–6422.8%
35–4917.7%
65–7412.0%
25–3411.5%
75–846.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Total households: 806
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.4%
All members 66+12.0%
Any member 66+10.8%
Other10.4%
+ 7 other households · 31.7%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Hitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Meppershall & Shillington
Constituency code
E14001289
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Meppershall
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 013C E01017393
E01017393
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 013 E02003611
E02003611
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 013C E01017393
E01017393
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 013 E02003611
E02003611
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
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
August 2017
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~9 years
Active Duration
2017 -> Present
August 2017 — Introduced
Postcode SG17 5AB introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01017393 and MSOA E02003611 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG17 5AB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2017
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~9 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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