# SG5 3JS: area report for a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

SG5 3JS 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 SG5 3JS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) › [SG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5) › [SG5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Central Bedfordshire 011F: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3744,51.9585,SG53JS
- **Hitchin, 7.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3744,51.9585,SG53JS
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3744,51.9585,SG53JS
- **No property in SG5 3JS 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=-0.3744,51.9585,SG53JS
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 011F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3744,51.9585,SG53JS
- **£356,758 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3744,51.9585,SG53JS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3744,51.9585,SG53JS
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3744,51.9585,SG53JS
- **No gigabit broadband at SG5 3JS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3744,51.9585,SG53JS
- **Loud road and rail noise at SG5 3JS**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3744,51.9585,SG53JS
- **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=-0.3744,51.9585,SG53JS
- **8.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3744,51.9585,SG53JS

## Within 1 km

## 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 011F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.7** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 011F has a deprivation score of 13.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,988th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £410,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 011F was £410,000 in 2025. Joint 8,178th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,077** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 011F had 2,077 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,202nd 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: 1.7%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 011F, 1.7% 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.

## SG5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £470,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG5 was £470,000 in 2025. Joint 353rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,988** (2021). SG5 had 35,988 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 595th most 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: 54%** (2022). About 54% of people in SG5 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: 84.1%** (January 2026). In SG5, 84.1% 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: 51.9585, -0.3744

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

## Your MP

- [Mid Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-bedfordshire): Blake Stephenson (Conservative), 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=-0.3744,51.9585,SG53JS

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5-3js.

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Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5-3js