Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15636
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15636 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 5FA
Crime trends · near SG17 5FA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY +36%
ASB
7
YoY -36%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY -20%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
54
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,947
White Brit.88.8%
Other White1.7%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
African1.4%
Indian1.0%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,944
No religion51.5%
Christian40.9%
Not answered5.0%
Sikh1.0%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,941
35–4920.8%
50–6418.7%
25–3414.8%
65–747.3%
10–157.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Total households: 819
Other22.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.6%
Any member 66+10.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.0%
+ 7 other households · 32.7%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Hitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Shefford
Constituency code
E14001289
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Shefford
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 011D E01017440
E01017440
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 011 E02003609
E02003609
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 011D E01017440
E01017440
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 011 E02003609
E02003609
Urban: 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
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
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
October 2022
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~4 years
Active Duration
2022 -> Present
October 2022 — Introduced
Postcode SG17 5FA introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode SG17 5FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2022
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~4 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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