# SG5 4QZ: area report for a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

SG5 4QZ 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 4QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) › [SG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5) › [SG5 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5-4)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 8% on July. Central Bedfordshire 014F: 34 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2297,52.0126,SG54QZ
- **Arlesey, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2297,52.0126,SG54QZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2297,52.0126,SG54QZ
- **No property in SG5 4QZ 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=-0.2297,52.0126,SG54QZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 014F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2297,52.0126,SG54QZ
- **£356,758 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2297,52.0126,SG54QZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2297,52.0126,SG54QZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2297,52.0126,SG54QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG5 4QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2297,52.0126,SG54QZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SG5 4QZ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2297,52.0126,SG54QZ
- **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=-0.2297,52.0126,SG54QZ
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2297,52.0126,SG54QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Roecroft Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roecroft-lower-school-e109484) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-academy-stotfold-e138022) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Pix Brook Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pix-brook-academy-e147081) | Secondary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Etonbury Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/etonbury-academy-e137632) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fairfield Park Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-park-lower-school-e135021) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | – |
| [The Grange Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-academy-e144904) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £389,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2024 | £520,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £369,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2024 | £528,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2024 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2024 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (620 m)
- Pharmacies: STOTFOLD PHARMACY (180 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (350 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Stotfold (220 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 014F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.2** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 014F has a deprivation score of 5.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,032nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £495,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 014F was £495,000 in 2025. Joint 4,886th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,893** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 014F had 2,893 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 182nd 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: 95.8%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 014F, 95.8% 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: 52.0126, -0.2297

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=-0.2297,52.0126,SG54QZ

## How to cite

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