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SG5 4AA

Arlesey & Fairfield · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Arlesey & Fairfield
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG5 4BF 16 m
SG5 4GQ 35 m
SG5 4GX 44 m
SG5 4FD 85 m
SG5 4GA 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG5 4AA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG5
Postcode sector
SG5 4
Latitude
51.998651
Longitude
-0.249929
British National Grid easting
520,241
British National Grid northing
234,801

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Arlesey & Fairfield · E05014395
Parish or community
E04012257
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00171381
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 014G · E01033190
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 014 · E02003612

Postcode source versions

Explore SG5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. Fairfield Park Lower School

    Community school

    246 m

  2. Stonehill School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Gothic Mede Academy

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
501
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 197
  • Anti social behaviour 100
  • Other theft 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Public order 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG5 4 residents
12,410

Age bands in SG5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.8%

2,710 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

1,061 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

3,394 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

3,253 residents

Age 65 and over
16.1%

2,004 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LARKSFIELD & ARLESEY SURGERY, ARLESEY ROAD, STOTFOLD, HITCHIN, SG5 4HB

    ODS code E81022

    2.3 km

  • THE NEVELLS ROAD SURGERY

    NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4TS

    ODS code E82008

    2.4 km

  • THE BIRCHWOOD AND SOLLERSHOTT SURGERIES

    232-240 NEVELLS ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 4UB

    ODS code E82082

    2.5 km

  • THE GARDEN CITY SURGERY

    59 STATION ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3BJ

    ODS code E82661

    2.6 km

  • LOWER STONDON SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81061

    4.3 km

  • THE BALDOCK SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, ASTONIA HOUSE, HIGH STREET, BALDOCK, SG7 6BP

    ODS code E82099

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Dickens Boulevard

    BCT · Fairfield

    0.2 miles

  • North Drive

    BCT · Fairfield

    0.4 miles

  • North Drive

    BCT · Fairfield

    0.4 miles

  • Firecrest

    BCT · Grange Estate

    0.7 miles

  • The Two Chimneys PH

    BCT · Letchworth

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 014G, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,634 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Fairfield Park Lower School is the nearest published school at 246 m.

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

Recorded crime

501 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 197 events.

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