The UK Postcode Database

SG17 5XW

a terminated large user postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in September 2005, terminated in October 2011
SG17 5XW Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0383 / 52°2'17"N

Longitude: -0.3334 / 0°20'0"W

UTM Reference: 30U 682891 5768655

OS Easting: 514410

OS Northing: 239076

OS Grid: TL144390

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR H4V.0KF

Mapcode Global: VHGNC.51L8

Open Location Code: 9C4X2MQ8+8J

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ta99

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6b1

  • Baseline UK
  • Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
  • Retired Seniors

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 18146 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for SG17 5XW on Wednesday 3 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:46
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:58
Sunrise 04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:59
Sunset 21:13
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:00
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:12
Hours of daylight today04:15 to 21:43
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:43 to 04:14
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 05:41
Moon Rises 23:18

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

Elected Representatives for SG17 5XW

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 5XW 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 5XW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088067 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017437 Central Bedfordshire 011A 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
E33025578 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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