# SG17 5SZ: area report for a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

SG17 5SZ 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 SG17 5SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) › [SG17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg17) › [SG17 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg17-5)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 80% on July. Central Bedfordshire 013B: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2971,52.0407,SG175SZ
- **Arlesey, 2.7 km**: About 33 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2971,52.0407,SG175SZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2971,52.0407,SG175SZ
- **No property in SG17 5SZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2971,52.0407,SG175SZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2971,52.0407,SG175SZ
- **£356,758 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2971,52.0407,SG175SZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2971,52.0407,SG175SZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2971,52.0407,SG175SZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG17 5SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2971,52.0407,SG175SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at SG17 5SZ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2971,52.0407,SG175SZ
- **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=-0.2971,52.0407,SG175SZ
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2971,52.0407,SG175SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Clifton All Saints Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clifton-all-saints-academy-e140228) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Raynsford Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/raynsford-church-of-england-academy-e139473) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Henlow Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/henlow-church-of-england-academy-e138027) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Samuel Whitbread Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/samuel-whitbread-academy-e137948) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £620,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2023 | £397,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| September 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2026 | £1,050,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| January 2023 | £296,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| September 2025 | £520,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Tesco Clifton Shefford Express (800 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £356,758** (July 2026). Central Bedfordshire’s average house price was £356,758 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Central Bedfordshire costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.5** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 013B has a deprivation score of 4.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,287th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £442,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 013B was £442,500 in 2025. Joint 6,694th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,870** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 013B had 1,870 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,926th 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 013B, 98.3% 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.

## SG17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG17 was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 627th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,648** (2021). SG17 had 14,648 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 985th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SG17 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: 92.5%** (January 2026). In SG17, 92.5% 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: 52.0407, -0.2971

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), July 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=-0.2971,52.0407,SG175SZ

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