SG16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Lower Stondon and Henlow, 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 SG16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SG16, 83.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SG16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SG16 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SG16 at a rate of 41.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.9 per 1,000 people across SG.
In August 2026 alone, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SG16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (115), anti-social behaviour (74) and other crime (57).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SG16 was 40.4 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 SG16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SG16 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SG16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bedfordshire 010F | 2,025 | 41.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.2% |
| Central Bedfordshire 013D | 2,790 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.3% |
| Central Bedfordshire 013E | 1,657 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 47.7% |
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.
Postcode sectors in SG161
Council1
Postcode districts next to SG164
Nearest rail stations2
More in the SG postcode area2
SG16 in brief
SG16 is a postcode district covering Lower Stondon and Henlow, in Central Bedfordshire.
About 7,850 people lived in SG16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £360,000 in 2025 across 122 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 41.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SG16 was £360,000 in 2025.
SG16 had 6,892 usual residents at the census.
In SG16, 83.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SG16, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.