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SG17 9AP

Shefford · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Shefford
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
SG17
Postcode sector
SG17 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG17 5UX 0 m
SG17 5UZ 0 m
SG17 5XN 0 m
SG17 5YY 0 m
SG17 9AZ 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG17 9AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG17
Postcode sector
SG17 9
Latitude
52.038392
Longitude
-0.333425
British National Grid easting
514,408
British National Grid northing
239,086

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Shefford · E05014421
Parish or community
E04011980
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00088067
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 011A · E01017437
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 011 · E02003609

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
3

  1. Robert Bloomfield Academy

    Academy converter

    654 m

  2. Shefford Lower School

    Community school

    726 m

  3. Samuel Whitbread Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
578
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 170
  • Shoplifting 122
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Vehicle crime 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • SHEFFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    ROBERT LUCAS DRIVE, SHEFFORD, SG17 5FS

    ODS code E81033

    903 m

  • DR CARRAGHER AND NEAL AND AKHTAR

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

    ODS code E81061

    3.8 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

  • High Street

    BCT · Shefford

    0.1 miles

  • Northbridge Street

    BCT · Shefford

    0.1 miles

  • Northbridge Street

    BCT · Shefford

    0.1 miles

  • Ivel Road

    BCT · Shefford

    0.1 miles

  • Morrison Supermarket

    BCT · Shefford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 011A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,652 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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
0
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

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. Robert Bloomfield Academy is the nearest published school at 654 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

578 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 170 events.

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