📅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.
28430
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 28430 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: 1,416
White Brit.86.9%
Other White3.7%
Indian1.6%
Gypsy / Trav.1.1%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,418
Christian48.3%
No religion44.8%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,420
50–6424.1%
35–4918.1%
25–3410.8%
65–7410.2%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Total households: 584
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.9%
Other13.9%
Any member 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.6%
+ 6 other households · 30.5%
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 1993
First Introduced
Active from
⛔
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
⏳
~33 years
Active Duration
1993 → Present
January 1993 — Introduced
Postcode SG18 8SL 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: 28430
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033810 and MSOA E02003604 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG18 8SL is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJanuary 1993
⛔Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~33 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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