SG5 3LF

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 3LH 23 m
SG5 3LR 50 m
SG5 3LQ 74 m
SG5 3LP 78 m
SG5 3NE 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 3LF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 3
Latitude
51.993053
Longitude
-0.361442
British National Grid easting
512,600
British National Grid northing
234,000

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
E00088079
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 011F · E01017444
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 011 · E02003609

Postcode source versions

Explore SG5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Shillington Lower School

    Community school

    543 m
  2. Gravenhurst Academy

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  3. Meppershall Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
91
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Other theft 6

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • LOWER STONDON SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81061

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Bells Close

    BCT · Shillington

    0.1 miles
  • Bells Close

    BCT · Shillington

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Shillington

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Shillington

    0.1 miles
  • Wheelwright Close

    BCT · Shillington

    0.1 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Shillington Lower School is the nearest published school at 543 m.

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

Recorded crime

91 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 42 events.

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