Latitude: 52.0131 / 52°0'47"N
Longitude: -0.346 / 0°20'45"W
OS Eastings: 513608
OS Northings: 236255
OS Grid: TL136362
Mapcode National: GBR H50.PBV
Mapcode Global: VHFQW.YNFM
Plus Code: 9C4X2M73+6H
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ta83
What Three Birds: mockingbird.phalarope.bustard
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
SG17 5LZ is a primarily residential postcode in Meppershall, Central Bedfordshire. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are C and F.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £2,071 to £2,917,147 with an average of £428,005.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1967 and 1975 and before 1900.
6% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly owner occupied, with some privately rented
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and E.
Commercial rateable values range from £3,850 to £16,500 with an average of £10,175. The most common recorded business types are School and Shop.
Meppershall is a village, which had a population of 1,745 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 98 people resident in SG17 5LZ, of which 44 were male and 54 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
SG17 5LZ is in the Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust.
SG17 5LZ is approximately 79m (259ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in SG17 5LZ
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SG17 5LZ
1b2: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Rural White-Collar Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SG17 5LZ
England E1: a rural village surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near SG17 5LZ include Morrisons. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of SG17 5LZ are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Central Bedfordshire Council
Ward
Shefford
Councillors
Tony Brown (Conservative)
Mark Liddiard (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
MP
Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for SG17 5LZ.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SG17 5LZ.
Meppershall Church of England Academy
107 High Street, Meppershall, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5LZ
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 9
Good
Campton Lower School
Rectory Road, Campton, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5PF
Community School
Ages 5 - 9
Outstanding
Stondon Lower School
Hillside Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, Bedfordshire, SG16 6LQ
Community School
Ages 5 - 9
Good
Shillington Lower School
Greenfields, Shillington, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3NX
Community School
Ages 2 - 9
Good
Gravenhurst Academy
High Street, Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HY
Academy Converter
Ages 5 - 9
Outstanding
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Bloomfield Drive, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5BU
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Ages 9 - 13
Outstanding
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford Road, Clifton, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5QS
Academy Converter
Ages 13 - 18
Good
Henlow Church of England Academy
Church Road, Henlow, Bedfordshire, SG16 6AN
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Arnold Academy
Hexton Road, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 4JZ
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Fearnhill School
Icknield Way West, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SG6 4BA
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Highfield School
Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3QA
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Da Vinci Studio School of Creative Enterprise
The Old Grammar School, Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3PA
Studio School
Ages 14 - 19
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.