Postcode SG17 5PR is located in a rural village, within the Shefford area of Central Bedfordshire in the East of England region, and forms part of the Shefford & Shillington area. It has low deprivation and low crime levels, with around 43.4 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 47% below the East of England average of 82 per 1,000. The average income per household in Shefford & Shillington is £71,404 per year. The median sale price in Shefford is £370,000 (around £372 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £261,250 and £493,750. The nearest station is Arlesey, about 4.3 miles away.
Shefford & Shillington has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 26,452 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the bottom 19% least deprived areas in England.
Shefford & Shillington has a low crime rate, with approximately 43.4 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 0.0% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 15.7% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Shefford & Shillington is £71,404 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near SG17 5PR.
Shefford & Shillington near SG17 5PR has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Arlesey located about 4.3 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 142 recent sales, the median property price is £370,000 (about £372 per square foot) in Shefford area, with individual transactions ranging from £86,000 up to £1,617,500.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 52 | £527,500 | £396 |
| Semi-Detached | 23 | £375,000 | £427 |
| Terraced | 41 | £330,000 | £359 |
| Flats | 26 | £184,750 | £308 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £385,000 | £155,000 | £280,000 | £246,500 |
| 2017 | £457,000 | £180,000 | £314,995 | £272,500 |
| 2018 | £434,995 | £156,000 | £318,000 | £265,000 |
| 2019 | £447,500 | £193,250 | £305,000 | £266,500 |
| 2020 | £415,750 | £215,000 | £337,250 | £260,250 |
| 2021 | £500,000 | £167,500 | £345,000 | £290,000 |
| 2022 | £529,995 | £198,750 | £377,498 | £317,000 |
| 2023 | £558,450 | £188,000 | £389,950 | £305,000 |
| 2024 | £540,000 | £185,000 | £359,050 | £300,000 |
| 2025 | £530,500 | £190,000 | £395,000 | £340,000 |
| 2026 | £525,000 | £179,000 | £370,000 | £340,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £347 | £235 | £296 | £337 |
| 2017 | £332 | £280 | £315 | £323 |
| 2018 | £336 | £294 | £340 | £309 |
| 2019 | £335 | £312 | £352 | £312 |
| 2020 | £338 | £293 | £337 | £346 |
| 2021 | £361 | £275 | £364 | £336 |
| 2022 | £389 | £321 | £389 | £343 |
| 2023 | £401 | £317 | £395 | £384 |
| 2024 | £388 | £308 | £419 | £367 |
| 2025 | £401 | £312 | £395 | £347 |
| 2026 | £398 | £306 | £422 | £370 |
No sales records found in the last 18 months.
In the SG17 5PR postcode area, located within Shefford & Shillington, there are no schools in close proximity.
Annual council tax rates for Central Bedfordshire district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for SG17 5PR, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Mark Robert Liddiard
Shefford - Elected 4 May 2023
Tony Brown
Shefford - Elected 4 May 2023
Alistair Strathern
Hitchin - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around SG17 5PR records about 43 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 4 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across East of England as a whole the rate is about 82 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.
The median sale price around SG17 5PR in Shefford is £370,000 (about £372 per square foot) based on 142 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
SG17 5PR scores 3 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 26,452 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Hitchin covering SG17 5PR is Alistair Strathern (Labour Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 2 local councillors: Mark Robert Liddiard (Conservative and Unionist Party) and Tony Brown (Conservative and Unionist Party).