SG15
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Arlesey and Church End, in Central Bedfordshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SG15 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SG15, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SG15 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SG15 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SG15 at a rate of 57.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.9 per 1,000 people across SG.
In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SG15.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (125), violence and sexual offences (105) and other crime (64).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SG15 was 56.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SG15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SG15 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SG15
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bedfordshire 010A | 2,079 | 57.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.8% |
| Central Bedfordshire 010B | 1,932 | 50.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.2% |
| Central Bedfordshire 010C | 2,016 | 65.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.9% |
Your MP
- Alistair StrathernLabourMP for Hitchin
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SG151
Postcode sectors in SG151
Council1
Postcode districts next to SG154
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SG postcode area2
SG15 in brief
SG15 is a postcode district covering Arlesey and Church End, in Central Bedfordshire.
About 6,366 people lived in SG15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £322,500 in 2025 across 100 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 57.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SG15 was £322,500 in 2025.
SG15 had 6,027 usual residents at the census.
In SG15, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SG15, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.