# SG17

Postcode district covering Shefford, Chicksands and Clifton, in Central Bedfordshire.

SG17 is a postcode district covering Shefford, Chicksands and Clifton, in Central Bedfordshire. Median sale price £390,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SG17. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg)

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 SG17 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg17#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg17#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg17#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg17#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SG17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in SG17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SG17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 282 homes were sold in SG17 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SG17) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SG17.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SG17) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SG17 had 14,648 usual residents at the census.

## How SG17 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SG17 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £390,000 | joint 8th cheapest | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2025 |
| Population | 14,648 | 8th least populated | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.5% | joint 4th highest | 19 postcode districts, SG · Jan 2026 |

## Is SG17 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SG17 at a rate of 56.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.9 per 1,000 people across the SG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SG17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (278), anti-social behaviour (156) and other crime (138).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SG17 was 71.1 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 SG17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SG17 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SG17

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Central Bedfordshire 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017437) | 1,905 | 122.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.5% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017438) | 1,688 | 43.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.7% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017439) | 2,112 | 58.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.3% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017440) | 1,945 | 60.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.9% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017441) | 2,119 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 40.2% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017391) | 1,525 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017392) | 1,870 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.3% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017393) | 2,044 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.4% |

## Your MP

- [Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hitchin): Alistair Strathern (Labour), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [North Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-bedfordshire): Richard Fuller (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.5% of the people here.
- [Mid Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-bedfordshire): Blake Stephenson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.7% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in SG17

[Clifton, Meppershall & Stondon](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/clifton-meppershall-and-stondon), [Shefford & Shillington](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/shefford-and-shillington)

## Postcode sectors in SG17

[SG17 5 (347 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg17-5), [SG17 9 (56 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg17-9)

## Council

[Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)

## Postcode districts next to SG17

[MK45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk45), [SG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5), [SG16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg16), [SG18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg18)

## Nearest rail stations

[Arlesey (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.2663,52.0260)

## More in the SG postcode area

[All SG postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SG17 in brief

SG17 is a postcode district covering Shefford, Chicksands and Clifton, in Central Bedfordshire.
About 16,246 people lived in SG17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £390,000 in 2025 across 282 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 56.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SG17 was £390,000 in 2025.
SG17 had 14,648 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in SG17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SG17, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SG17
- Postcode area: [SG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg)
- Constituency: [Hitchin †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hitchin)
- Council: [Central Bedfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)
- Area: 25.57 km²
- People, mid-2024: 16,246*
- Neighbourhoods: 8
- Output areas: 41

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SG18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg18), [MK45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk45), [SG16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg16), [SG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5)

## Latest updates for SG17

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SG17

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg17, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg17#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg17