Latitude: 52.0377 / 52°2'15"N
Longitude: -0.3353 / 0°20'6"W
OS Eastings: 514286
OS Northings: 239010
OS Grid: TL142390
Mapcode National: GBR H4V.629
Mapcode Global: VHGNC.41MQ
Plus Code: 9C4X2MQ7+3V
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ta99
What Three Birds: loon.partridge.curlew
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
SG17 5RU is a residential postcode in Shefford, Central Bedfordshire. It was first introduced in August 1993.
The most common council tax band is B.
Residential buildings are primarily terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are mostly flats and maisonettes.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £2,071 to £669,577 with an average of £168,886.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1983 and 1990 and between 1991 and 1995.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and D.
Shefford is a town, which had a population of 5,954 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 88 people resident in SG17 5RU, of which 51 were male and 37 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
SG17 5RU is in the Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust.
SG17 5RU is approximately 40m (131ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SG17 5RU
7a2: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Hampered Aspiration
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SG17 5RU
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near SG17 5RU include Morrisons. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of SG17 5RU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Central Bedfordshire Council
Ward
Shefford
Councillors
Tony Brown (Conservative)
Mark Liddiard (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
MP
Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for SG17 5RU.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SG17 5RU.
Shefford Lower School
School Lane, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5XA
Community School
Ages 3 - 9
Good
Campton Lower School
Rectory Road, Campton, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5PF
Community School
Ages 5 - 9
Outstanding
Clifton All Saints Academy
Church Street, Clifton, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5ES
Academy Converter
Ages 5 - 9
Outstanding
Meppershall Church of England Academy
107 High Street, Meppershall, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5LZ
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 9
Good
Southill Lower School
School Lane, Southill, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 9JA
Community School
Ages 4 - 9
Good
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Bloomfield Drive, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5BU
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Ages 9 - 13
Outstanding
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford Road, Clifton, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5QS
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Ages 13 - 18
Good
Henlow Church of England Academy
Church Road, Henlow, Bedfordshire, SG16 6AN
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Stratton Upper School
Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8JB
Academy Converter
Ages 13 - 18
Good
Edward Peake CofE VC Middle School
Potton Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 0EJ
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Fearnhill School
Icknield Way West, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SG6 4BA
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Da Vinci Studio School of Creative Enterprise
The Old Grammar School, Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3PA
Studio School
Ages 14 - 19
Good
The Highfield School
Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3QA
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.