# SG15 6XL: area report for a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

SG15 6XL is a postcode in Central Bedfordshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Central Bedfordshire. Open the map at SG15 6XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) › [SG15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg15) › [SG15 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg15-6)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Central Bedfordshire 010B: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2603,52.0250,SG156XL
- **Arlesey, 430 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2603,52.0250,SG156XL
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2603,52.0250,SG156XL
- **1 of 32 properties in SG15 6XL at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 7 at medium risk, 12 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2603,52.0250,SG156XL
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2603,52.0250,SG156XL
- **£355,263 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2603,52.0250,SG156XL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2603,52.0250,SG156XL
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2603,52.0250,SG156XL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG15 6XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2603,52.0250,SG156XL
- **Low road and rail noise at SG15 6XL**: Road 53 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2603,52.0250,SG156XL
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.2603,52.0250,SG156XL
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2603,52.0250,SG156XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Etonbury Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/etonbury-academy-e137632) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gothic Mede Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gothic-mede-academy-e140281) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Henlow Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/henlow-church-of-england-academy-e138027) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Raynsford Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/raynsford-church-of-england-academy-e139473) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pix Brook Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pix-brook-academy-e147081) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £912,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £650,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £540,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £331,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £412,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2026 | £515,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Arlesey (430 m, 5 minutes on foot)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £355,263** (August 2026). Central Bedfordshire’s average house price was £355,263 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,645** (2025). Full-time workers living in Central Bedfordshire earned a median of £43,645 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 73rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Central Bedfordshire costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 127th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Central Bedfordshire has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Central Bedfordshire 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.0** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 010B has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,250th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 010B was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 11,581st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,932** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 010B had 1,932 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,539th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.2%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 010B, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SG15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £322,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG15 was £322,500 in 2025. Joint 953rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 6,027** (2021). SG15 had 6,027 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 518th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 6%** (2022). About 6% of people in SG15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.5%** (January 2026). In SG15, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)
- Centre: 52.0250, -0.2603

Council: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hitchin): Alistair Strathern (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.2603,52.0250,SG156XL

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