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Your guide to SG5 4NX.

Central Bedfordshire · East of England

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OVERVIEW

The local picture.

SG5 4NX is in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Arlesey, about 2.0 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

↗House price trend+2.9%Central Bedfordshire · Jun 2026⌂Recent planningChecking planning…This information is updating↔Nearest train stationArlesey2.0 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population2,549Small statistical area · 2024
Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for SG5 4NX.

Sat · 12 Sep
23°high
Partly cloudy12° low
7-day forecast
Sun21°18° lowShowers13 Sep
Mon23°16° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Tue21°16° lowFair15 Sep
Wed18°11° lowFair16 Sep
Thu19°13° lowFair17 Sep
Fri17°11° lowPartly cloudy18 Sep
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£435,000SG5 postcode district

12 Sep 2025 – 27 Jul 2026

338 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£356,453Central Bedfordshire

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+2.9%Central Bedfordshire

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £435,000 Use area average: £356,453
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Your guide to SG5 4NX..

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Roecroft Lower SchoolPrimary · Ages 5–90.4 mi
  2. Fairfield Park Lower SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–91.5 mi
  3. Derwent Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–113.0 mi
  4. Ickleford Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–113.7 mi
Immediate neighbourhood2,549 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding SG5 4NX—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 20.1%16–64 · 58.8%65+ · 21.1%
What area does this cover?

Central Bedfordshire 014B (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime61

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Anti-social behaviour · 28Violence & sexual offences · 17Public order · 4
Employment3.3%

Unemployment estimate for Central Bedfordshire · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Hitchin.

Local councilCentral BedfordshireLocal authority for SG5 4NX
Latest general election · 2024Labour43.9% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour43.9% of votes69.2% turnout
2019Conservative47.0% of votes75.0% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA1(M)0.7 miles
Clean air & driving chargesChecking local driving rules…This information is updating
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Luton Airport

About 11.5 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

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Bus and tram stops nearby

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Public transport nearby
NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Places of worship

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Nearest prison
Prison8.6 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Knocking Hoe6.5 mi
  2. Knebworth8.7 mi
  3. Barton Hills9.0 mi
Walks & trails
  1. The Ridgeway20.3 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around SG5 4NX.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around SG5 4NX
EE
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Broadband10,000.0 Mbps medianBased on 27 premises in the postcode resultCheck on Ofcom ↗
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 03:55
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 27 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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