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27605
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27605 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 SG5 3ND
Crime trends · near SG5 3ND
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: 2,078
White Brit.89.9%
Other White3.3%
White Irish1.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Total residents: 2,076
Christian48.1%
No religion44.6%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,075
50–6425.4%
35–4917.6%
65–7411.9%
25–349.8%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.8%
Households
Total households: 874
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.9%
Other13.7%
Any member 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
All members 66+12.6%
+ 7 other households · 32.4%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Mid Bedfordshire E14001359
Constituency
E14001359
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Meppershall & Shillington
Constituency code
E14001359
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Shillington
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 011F E01017444
E01017444
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 011 E02003609
E02003609
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 011F E01017444
E01017444
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 011 E02003609
E02003609
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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:46 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:46 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1981
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> Present
June 1981 — Introduced
Postcode SG5 3ND introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 27605
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01017444 and MSOA E02003609 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG5 3ND is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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