📅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 ClassificationUrban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
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.
28954
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 28954 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: 2,112
White Brit.89.6%
Other White3.9%
White & Black Caribbean1.2%
Indian1.0%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Total residents: 2,112
No religion48.1%
Christian43.7%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,114
35–4923.0%
50–6417.8%
25–3413.3%
≤48.5%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Total households: 790
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children26.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%
Other9.9%
Any member 66+8.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.5%
+ 8 other households · 35.5%
Sun & Time Information
🌅
5:55 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:20 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)5:55 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:20 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
📅
December 2002
First Introduced
Active from
⛔
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
⏳
~24 years
Active Duration
2002 → Present
December 2002 — Introduced
Postcode SG17 5BZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 28954
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017439 and MSOA E02003609 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG17 5BZ is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedDecember 2002
⛔Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~24 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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