The UK Postcode Database

SG5 3LJ

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in January 1980
SG5 3LJ 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 SG5 3LJ

Church Street - 51 properties, USRN 25200725

The Old School - 1 property, USRN 25200727

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 25206028

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9928 / 51°59'34"N

Longitude: -0.3631 / 0°21'47"W

UTM Reference: 30U 681036 5763519

OS Easting: 512485

OS Northing: 233967

OS Grid: TL124339

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR H5C.504

Mapcode Global: VHFR2.N5DN

Open Location Code: 9C3XXJVP+4P

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91tx68

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27605 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for SG5 3LJ on Thursday 18 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:33
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:52
Sunrise 04:40
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:02
Sunset 21:24
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:13
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:31
Hours of daylight today04:10 to 21:54
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:54 to 04:10
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 07:22
Moon sets 23:13

For a full sun and moon calendar for SG5 3LJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SG5 3LJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
17 May 2024 57 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £290,000
1 March 2023 35 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £230,000
31 October 2022 87 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £292,600
14 April 2022 41 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £335,000
16 December 2021 2, The Old School, Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Detached Freehold £365,000
1 October 2020 85 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Detached Freehold £250,000
10 July 2020 31 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £313,500
22 April 2020 35 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £205,000
3 April 2020 38 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £290,000
9 March 2020 45 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Detached Freehold £510,000
12 September 2019 27 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £345,000
12 September 2017 29 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £620,000
12 August 2016 1, The Old School, Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £870,000
15 July 2016 29 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £545,000
2 June 2016 33 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
25 February 2015 83 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £197,500
9 January 2015 38 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £290,000
8 May 2013 25 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
16 November 2011 29 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £427,000
28 October 2011 1, The Old School, Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £430,000
12 July 2011 40 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £239,000
22 December 2009 38 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £284,000
14 September 2009 34 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £235,000
28 August 2009 23 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £130,000
29 July 2009 53 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £180,000
4 June 2008 52 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Detached Freehold £125,000
28 March 2008 53 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £191,000
26 February 2008 42 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Detached Freehold £560,000
24 July 2007 51 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
12 July 2007 57 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £187,000
1 May 2007 2, The Old School, Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £285,000
8 December 2006 59 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £183,200
6 October 2006 27 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £215,000
5 October 2006 49 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £172,000
28 July 2006 85 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Detached Freehold £168,000
28 April 2006 53 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £171,500
25 May 2005 63 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Detached Freehold £278,000
29 April 2005 81 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £166,000
18 March 2005 23 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £111,000
28 February 2005 31 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £275,000
19 November 2004 4, The Old School, Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £354,500
28 October 2004 33 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £147,000
16 September 2004 51 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £143,500
14 May 2004 87 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £169,000
22 December 2003 91 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Detached Freehold £415,000
8 December 2003 53 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £154,000
5 December 2003 85 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Detached Freehold £149,000
8 August 2003 35 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £108,000
11 November 2002 33 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £99,000
17 September 2002 25 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £88,000
27 March 2002 53 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £110,000
8 February 2002 29 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £217,000
7 November 2001 2, The Old School, Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Detached Freehold £190,000
23 August 2001 36 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £148,000
13 August 2001 53 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £100,000
21 June 2001 57 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £99,000
25 May 2001 55 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £102,000
27 April 2001 35 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £74,500
23 June 2000 51 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £82,950
16 June 2000 25 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £55,000
21 June 1999 40 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £113,000
28 May 1999 57 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £70,500
30 April 1999 38 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £108,000
9 April 1999 87 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £78,500
5 November 1998 77 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Detached Freehold £183,500
31 July 1998 45 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Detached Freehold £210,000
8 May 1998 55 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £71,000
30 January 1998 51 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £62,000
28 August 1997 59 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £54,250
26 February 1997 49 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £24,000
31 January 1997 43 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £38,500
10 December 1996 2, The Old School, Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Detached Freehold £114,995
16 August 1996 40 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
15 June 1995 36 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
28 April 1995 79 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Semi-detached Freehold £64,450
24 March 1995 87 Church Street, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £58,500

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 SG5 3LJ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Mid Bedfordshire

MP

Blake Stephenson Conservative

Central Bedfordshire Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Meppershall & Shillington

Councillor

Blake Stephenson Conservative

SG5 3LJ also falls within the Civil Parish of Shillington, 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 SG5 3LJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088079 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017444 Central Bedfordshire 011F 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
E04011981 Shillington Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05014417 Meppershall & Shillington 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
E14001359 Mid Bedfordshire 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
E33025581 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
E63011053 Shillington 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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