SG5 3HF

Meppershall & Shillington · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG5 3HG 339 m
SG5 3HE 483 m
SG5 3HD 647 m
SG5 3PG 903 m
SG5 3PH 910 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 3HF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 3
Latitude
51.995505
Longitude
-0.343873
British National Grid easting
513,800
British National Grid northing
234,300

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Shillington Lower School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  2. Stondon Lower School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  3. Meppershall Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
92
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Drugs 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • LOWER STONDON SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81061

    2.5 km

  • SHEFFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    ROBERT LUCAS DRIVE, SHEFFORD, SG17 5FS

    ODS code E81033

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Marquis Hill

    BCT · Shillington

    0.5 miles
  • Marquis Hill

    BCT · Shillington

    0.5 miles
  • Marshalls Avenue

    BCT · Shillington

    0.6 miles
  • Marshalls Avenue

    BCT · Shillington

    0.6 miles
  • Upton End Road

    BCT · Shillington

    0.7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Shillington Lower School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

92 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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