SG17 5FA postcode in Shefford, Central Bedfordshire

SG17 5FA is a postcode in Shefford, in the Shefford ward of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the Hitchin parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since October 2022.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 97% of homes and businesses at SG17 5FA can get it Across Central Bedfordshire: 87% Typical price £395,000 Homes sold in SG17 5, last 12 months. ▲ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station Arlesey 4.3 km in a straight line

Where SG17 5FA is, and what is near it

Map of SG17 5FA and what is near it Map of SG17 5FA: its centre point, with the 346 other postcodes in the SG17 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SG17 5AA: also in SG17 5SG17 5AD: also in SG17 5SG17 5AE: also in SG17 5SG17 5AF: also in SG17 5SG17 5AG: also in SG17 5SG17 5AH: also in SG17 5SG17 5AJ: also in SG17 5SG17 5AL: also in SG17 5SG17 5AN: also in SG17 5SG17 5AP: also in SG17 5SG17 5AR: also in SG17 5SG17 5AS: also in SG17 5SG17 5AT: also in SG17 5SG17 5AX: also in SG17 5SG17 5BA: also in SG17 5SG17 5BD: also in SG17 5SG17 5BE: also in SG17 5SG17 5BF: also in SG17 5SG17 5BG: also in SG17 5SG17 5BP: also in SG17 5SG17 5BQ: also in SG17 5SG17 5BS: also in SG17 5SG17 5BT: also in SG17 5SG17 5BW: also in SG17 5SG17 5BX: also in SG17 5SG17 5BY: also in SG17 5SG17 5DB: also in SG17 5SG17 5DD: also in SG17 5SG17 5DG: also in SG17 5SG17 5DZ: also in SG17 5SG17 5ED: also in SG17 5SG17 5FB: also in SG17 5SG17 5FF: also in SG17 5SG17 5FJ: also in SG17 5SG17 5FL: also in SG17 5SG17 5FN: also in SG17 5SG17 5FP: also in SG17 5SG17 5FS: also in SG17 5SG17 5FT: also in SG17 5SG17 5FX: also in SG17 5SG17 5GE: also in SG17 5SG17 5GF: also in SG17 5SG17 5GG: also in SG17 5SG17 5GH: also in SG17 5SG17 5GX: also in SG17 5SG17 5GY: also in SG17 5SG17 5HQ: also in SG17 5SG17 5JA: also in SG17 5SG17 5JB: also in SG17 5SG17 5JD: also in SG17 5SG17 5JE: also in SG17 5SG17 5JG: also in SG17 5SG17 5JQ: also in SG17 5SG17 5JR: also in SG17 5SG17 5JS: also in SG17 5SG17 5JU: also in SG17 5SG17 5JX: also in SG17 5SG17 5JY: also in SG17 5SG17 5JZ: also in SG17 5SG17 5LA: also in SG17 5SG17 5LB: also in SG17 5SG17 5LD: also in SG17 5SG17 5LE: also in SG17 5SG17 5LG: also in SG17 5SG17 5LH: also in SG17 5SG17 5QA: also in SG17 5SG17 5QD: also in SG17 5SG17 5QS: also in SG17 5SG17 5RA: also in SG17 5SG17 5RT: also in SG17 5SG17 5RU: also in SG17 5SG17 5RX: also in SG17 5SG17 5RY: also in SG17 5SG17 5RZ: also in SG17 5SG17 5SD: also in SG17 5SG17 5SE: also in SG17 5SG17 5SG: also in SG17 5SG17 5SL: also in SG17 5SG17 5SS: also in SG17 5SG17 5SW: also in SG17 5SG17 5SX: also in SG17 5SG17 5TF: also in SG17 5SG17 5TU: also in SG17 5SG17 5UA: also in SG17 5SG17 5UB: also in SG17 5SG17 5UD: also in SG17 5SG17 5UE: also in SG17 5SG17 5UF: also in SG17 5SG17 5UG: also in SG17 5SG17 5UJ: also in SG17 5SG17 5UN: also in SG17 5SG17 5UP: also in SG17 5SG17 5UR: also in SG17 5SG17 5UT: also in SG17 5SG17 5UX: also in SG17 5SG17 5WB: also in SG17 5SG17 5XB: also in SG17 5SG17 5YD: also in SG17 5SG17 5YF: also in SG17 5SG17 5YL: also in SG17 5SG17 5YN: also in SG17 5SG17 5YQ: also in SG17 5SG17 5YR: also in SG17 5SG17 5YS: also in SG17 5SG17 5YT: also in SG17 5SG17 5YU: also in SG17 5SG17 5YX: also in SG17 5SG17 5ZD: also in SG17 5SG17 5ZE: also in SG17 5 School 1.0 kmSchool 1.8 kmLower Stondon Surgery 3.1 kmArlesey station 4.3 kmGP 6.6 kmShefford SG17 5FA Map of SG17 5FA and what is near it Map of SG17 5FA: its centre point, with the 346 other postcodes in the SG17 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 schools, 1.0–1.2 km2 places, 4.3–6.6 kmShefford SG17 5FA
  • SG17 5FA
  • Other postcodes in SG17 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0327, longitude -0.3279)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SG17 5FA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SG17 5FA?

97% of the homes and businesses at SG17 5FA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SG17 5FA 97% Central Bedfordshire 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SG17 5FA 97% Central Bedfordshire 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SG17 5FA?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SG17 5FA.

Check the bin days for SG17 5FA on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SG17 5FA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SG17 5FA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Central Bedfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SG17 5FA: 6,186 properties in Central Bedfordshire are at high risk (3.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Central Bedfordshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SG17 5FA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SG17 5FA?

Homes in SG17 5 sold for a typical £395,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 198 sales, up 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£395,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£390,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £530,000 85 sales
  • Semi-detached £372,500 46 sales
  • Terraced £323,250 44 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £182,000 23 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SG17 district: a typical £395,000 from 198 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SG17 5FA

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SG17 5FA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 July 2024. The middle sale was £544,995, from £449,995 to £559,995. Across SG17 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £395,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SG17 5FA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,160 homes in the neighbourhood around SG17 5FA. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SG17 5FA

Band D in Central Bedfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,516. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,677 (band A) to £4,194 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,237.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 190 (16%)£1,677
Band Babout 220 (19%)£1,957
Band Cabout 260 (22%)£2,237
Band Dabout 180 (16%)£2,516
Band Eabout 220 (19%)£3,075
Band Fabout 70 (6%)£3,634
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,194
Band Hwithheld£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 19% 2010 to 2019
  9. 25% 2020 or later

Averages for Central Bedfordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SG17 5FA is in (ONS area E01017440), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SG17 5FA?

The nearest open schools to SG17 5FA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SG17 5FA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SG17 5FA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SG17 5FA is Arlesey Rail Station, 4.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Arlesey Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
  • Biggleswade Rail Station Railway station 7.4 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Queen Elizabeth Close, 308 m away.

More stations near SG17 5FA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SG17 5FA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SG17 5FA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SG17 5FA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SG17 5FA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SG17 5FA?

The nearest to the centre of SG17 5FA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SG17 5FA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SG17 5FA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SG17 5FA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SG17 5FA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SG17 5FA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SG17 5FA?

The nearest vets to the centre of SG17 5FA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SG17 5FA in a conservation area?

The centre of SG17 5FA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SG17 5FA?

Police.uk records 50 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SG17 5FA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences24 reports
Anti-social behaviour10 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Public order3 reports
Burglary2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report

Also: vehicle crime 1, other theft 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SG17 5FA

Ward
Shefford
Parish
Shefford
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Shefford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2022

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SG17 5JS40 mSG17 5FX80 mSG17 5GX80 mSG17 5GH90 mSG17 5JE90 mSG17 5GG120 m
All of SG17

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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