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

SG17 5XJ 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 5XJ 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

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Central Bedfordshire 011C: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3426,52.0363,SG175XJ
- **Arlesey, 5.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3426,52.0363,SG175XJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3426,52.0363,SG175XJ
- **No property in SG17 5XJ 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=-0.3426,52.0363,SG175XJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 011C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3426,52.0363,SG175XJ
- **£355,263 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3426,52.0363,SG175XJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3426,52.0363,SG175XJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3426,52.0363,SG175XJ
- **22.2% can get gigabit broadband at SG17 5XJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3426,52.0363,SG175XJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SG17 5XJ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3426,52.0363,SG175XJ
- **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=-0.3426,52.0363,SG175XJ
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3426,52.0363,SG175XJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shefford Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shefford-lower-school-e109479) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Robert Bloomfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robert-bloomfield-academy-e136713) | Secondary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Campton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/campton-academy-e148104) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Samuel Whitbread Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/samuel-whitbread-academy-e137948) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £645,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £630,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £545,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2023 | £512,750 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £645,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: JARDINES PHARMACY (590 m)
- Dental practices: SHEFFORD DENTAL PRACTICE (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Shefford (270 m, Spar); Co-op Shefford - Old Bridge Way (440 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Shefford (650 m, Morrisons); Tesco Shefford Esso Express (860 m, Tesco)

## 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 011C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.7** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 011C has a deprivation score of 4.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,481st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £395,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 011C was £395,000 in 2025. Joint 8,928th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,112** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 011C had 2,112 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,781st 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: 90.3%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 011C, 90.3% 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: 52.0363, -0.3426

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=-0.3426,52.0363,SG175XJ

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