SG17 5WB

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
SG17
Postcode sector
SG17 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG17 5SL 39 m
SG17 5AH 69 m
SG17 5FB 81 m
SG17 5AT 119 m
SG17 5AS 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG17 5WB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG17
Postcode sector
SG17 5
Latitude
52.036811
Longitude
-0.319590
British National Grid easting
515,361
British National Grid northing
238,932

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011938
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00087837
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 013B · E01017392
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 013 · E02003611

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
3
  1. Samuel Whitbread Academy

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    87 m
  2. Clifton All Saints Academy

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    1.2 km
  3. Robert Bloomfield Academy

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    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
694
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 200
  • Shoplifting 124
  • Vehicle crime 83
  • Anti social behaviour 79
  • Criminal damage and arson 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG17 5 residents
14,767

Age bands in SG17 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

2,797 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,538 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

3,898 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

3,865 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

2,549 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • SHEFFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    ROBERT LUCAS DRIVE, SHEFFORD, SG17 5FS

    ODS code E81033

    264 m

  • DR CARRAGHER AND NEAL AND AKHTAR

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

    ODS code E81061

    3.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Southfields House

    BCT · Shefford

    0.1 miles
  • The Steamer

    BCT · Shefford

    0.1 miles
  • The Steamer

    BCT · Shefford

    0.1 miles
  • Samuel Whitbread School

    BCT · Shefford

    0.1 miles
  • Samuel Whitbread School

    BCT · Shefford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 013B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,398 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Samuel Whitbread Academy is the nearest published school at 87 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

694 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 200 events.

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