SG16 6DL

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 6LN 154 m
SG15 6XA 183 m
SG15 6XD 233 m
SG15 6XH 241 m
SG15 6XB 337 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG16 6DL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2005
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG16
Postcode sector
SG16 6
Latitude
52.026631
Longitude
-0.267365
British National Grid easting
518,970
British National Grid northing
237,884

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
E00087939
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 010D · E01017413
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
16
Primary
12
Secondary
4
  1. Henlow Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Raynsford Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Etonbury Academy

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
255
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 81
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Other theft 22
  • Vehicle crime 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81022

    2.5 km

  • LOWER STONDON SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81061

    3.8 km

  • SHEFFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    ROBERT LUCAS DRIVE, SHEFFORD, SG17 5FS

    ODS code E81033

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Arlesey Rail Station

    RLY · Arlesey

    0.1 miles
  • Arlesey Rail Station

    RSE · Arlesey

    0.1 miles
  • Arlesey Railway Station

    BCT · Arlesey

    0.1 miles
  • Arlesey Bridge

    BCT · Arlesey

    0.1 miles
  • The Old Oak

    BCT · Arlesey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 010D, 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

26,838 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 4 secondary schools. Henlow Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

255 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 81 events.

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