SG16 6BD

Clifton, Henlow & Langford · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
SG16
Postcode sector
SG16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG16 6BE 68 m
SG16 6NQ 97 m
SG16 6PD 98 m
SG16 6PL 102 m
SG16 6PB 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG16 6BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG16
Postcode sector
SG16 6
Latitude
52.028631
Longitude
-0.287958
British National Grid easting
517,552
British National Grid northing
238,073

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011956
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00087938
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 010F · E01017415
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 010 · E02003608

Postcode source versions

Explore SG16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
5
  1. Raynsford Church of England Academy

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    429 m
  2. Henlow Church of England Academy

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    631 m
  3. Clifton All Saints Academy

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    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
251
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 77
  • Vehicle crime 49
  • Anti social behaviour 43
  • Public order 21
  • Other theft 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
SG16 6 residents
6,871

Age bands in SG16 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,364 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

622 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

1,821 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

1,885 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

1,201 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG16 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • SHEFFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    ROBERT LUCAS DRIVE, SHEFFORD, SG17 5FS

    ODS code E81033

    2.4 km

  • DR CARRAGHER AND NEAL AND AKHTAR

    109 STATION ROAD, LOWER STONDON, HENLOW, SG16 6JJ

    ODS code E81061

    2.9 km

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LARKSFIELD & ARLESEY SURGERY, ARLESEY ROAD, STOTFOLD, HITCHIN, SG5 4HB

    ODS code E81022

    3.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Crown - West

    BCT · Henlow

    0.0 miles
  • The Crown - West

    BCT · Henlow

    0.1 miles
  • The Crown - North

    BCT · Henlow

    0.1 miles
  • The Crown - North

    BCT · Henlow

    0.1 miles
  • Arlesey Road

    BCT · Henlow

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 010F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,655 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 5 secondary schools. Raynsford Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 429 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

251 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 77 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.