SG17 5RY

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in August 1992

SG17 5RY	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with SG17 5RY

Purcell Way - 26 properties, USRN 25200787

Tippett Drive - 1 property, USRN 25200780

Elgar Drive - 1 property, USRN 25200781

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0384 / 52°2'18"N

Longitude: -0.324 / 0°19'26"W

UTM Reference: 30U 683537 5768693

OS Easting: 515056

OS Northing: 239105

OS Grid: TL150391

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR H4V.2XC

Mapcode Global: VHGNC.B1L5

Open Location Code: 9C4X2MQG+9C

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ua19

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1c2

Retired Professionals
Established Mature Families
Burgeoning Mature Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 32067 / 32844

10th decile
least deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SG17 5RY on Friday 5 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:43
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:56
Sunrise	04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:59
Sunset	21:15
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:03
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:15

Hours of daylight today	04:13 to 21:45
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:45 to 04:13
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	08:09
Moon Rises	23:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for SG17 5RY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SG17 5RY

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
5 September 2023	25 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£455,000
25 January 2023	27 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£625,000
11 May 2022	22 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£415,000
25 March 2021	24 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£535,000
29 September 2020	12 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£387,000
27 April 2020	23 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£416,500
12 April 2018	25 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£425,000
27 November 2017	4 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£479,000
21 June 2016	24 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£470,000
30 November 2015	2 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£390,000
4 September 2015	11 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£330,000
25 June 2015	11 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£288,000
13 March 2015	20 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£344,000
13 November 2013	15 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
8 March 2013	8 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£372,500
21 September 2012	21 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£306,000
23 April 2012	25 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£302,500
5 April 2012	27 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£315,000
23 January 2012	7 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£262,500
18 March 2010	23 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£263,500
30 November 2009	4 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£280,000
13 February 2009	8 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£325,000
21 March 2007	9 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£279,950
26 January 2007	9 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£270,000
17 November 2006	29 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£285,000
30 August 2006	14 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£271,000
28 November 2005	15 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£232,000
9 September 2005	29 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
12 August 2005	19 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
12 July 2005	14 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
21 May 2003	23 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£237,500
3 February 2003	27 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£278,000
5 July 2002	14 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£192,000
14 June 2002	9 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£218,000
31 May 2002	7 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£208,839
3 December 2001	19 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£203,000
16 November 2001	25 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£189,000
29 June 2001	35 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£203,000
2 November 1999	10 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£129,995
23 July 1999	29 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£139,000
25 June 1999	17 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£125,950
23 April 1999	20 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£132,000
2 February 1998	29 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£131,950
29 January 1998	20 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£117,000
12 September 1997	19 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£115,000
25 July 1997	10 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£110,000
10 October 1996	14 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£98,000
27 October 1995	33 Purcell Way, Shefford SG17 5RY	Detached	Freehold	£105,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SG17 5RY

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Hitchin

MP

Alistair Strathern Labour

Central Bedfordshire Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Shefford

Councillors

Tony Brown Conservative

Mark Liddiard Conservative

SG17 5RY also falls within the Civil Parish of Shefford, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SG17 5RY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00088069		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01017438	Central Bedfordshire 011B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003609	Central Bedfordshire 011	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04011980	Shefford	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05014421	Shefford	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E06000056	Central Bedfordshire	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E12000006	East of England	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001289	Hitchin	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000026	Bedfordshire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000272	Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33025580		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000057	South East Midlands	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000249	NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000007	East of England	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E54000024	NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000035	East of England	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2024	NHS England
E63010961	Shefford	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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