SG5 3EF

Meppershall & Shillington · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hitchin
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG5 3NB 47 m
SG5 3BG 110 m
SG5 3NA 186 m
SG5 3LZ 260 m
SG5 3LU 318 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 3EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 3
Latitude
51.986965
Longitude
-0.371160
British National Grid easting
511,948
British National Grid northing
233,308

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011981
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00088078
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 011F · E01017444
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 011 · E02003609

Postcode source versions

Explore SG5

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Sandy Heath Close, Shillington, Hitchin, SG5 3EF 8 November 2024 £455,000
2, Sandy Heath Close, Shillington, Hitchin, SG5 3EF 19 December 2019 £375,000
9, Sandy Heath Close, Shillington, Hitchin, SG5 3EF 17 October 2019 £640,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Shillington Lower School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. Gravenhurst Academy

    Academy converter

    2.7 km
  3. Pirton School

    Community school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
80
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

11 female, 12 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.3
SG5 3 residents
7,089

Age bands in SG5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,197 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

662 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,487 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.7%

2,176 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

1,575 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG5 3 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

2

within 5 km

  • DR A SULAKSHANA & PARTNERS

    HEXTON ROAD, BARTON-LE-CLAY, BEDFORD, MK45 4TA

    ODS code E81046

    4.5 km

  • DR CARRAGHER AND NEAL AND AKHTAR

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

    ODS code E81061

    4.6 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chalkley Bush Close

    BCT · Shillington

    0.0 miles
  • Chalkley Bush Close

    BCT · Shillington

    0.0 miles
  • Hanscombe End Road

    BCT · Shillington

    0.2 miles
  • Hanscombe End Road

    BCT · Shillington

    0.2 miles
  • Apsley End Road

    BCT · Shillington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 011F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,731 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £455,000 from 1 recorded sale in SG5 3EF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Central Bedfordshire is £356,453 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shillington Lower School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

80 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 39 events.

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