SG16 postcode area guide — Central Bedfordshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SG16 postcode district in Central Bedfordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SG16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
74.7%
Gigabit-capable
74.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the SG16 postcode district (Central Bedfordshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 192 postcodes Ofcom measures in SG16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 74.7%.
Around 0.3% of premises in SG16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SG16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SG16 6AA | 100% | 100% |
| SG16 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| SG16 6AD | 100% | 100% |
| SG16 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| SG16 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| SG16 6AG | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| SG16 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| SG16 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SG16 6AL | 100% | 100% |
| SG16 6AN | 93.3% | 93.3% |
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Mobile signal around Central Bedfordshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Central Bedfordshire district (140,687 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
84%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
47.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
90.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SG16
Police recorded 21 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SG16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 10 | 47.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 23.8% |
| Other crime | 2 | 9.5% |
| Burglary | 1 | 4.8% |
| Drugs | 1 | 4.8% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 4.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 4.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SG16
Based on 93 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SG16 is £353,500, down 1.8% on the previous year (£360,000).
Detached
£515,000
27 sales
Semi-detached
£372,500
23 sales
Terraced
£308,000
42 sales
Latest recorded sales in SG16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | High Street | SG16 6BS |
| 15 May 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | Midland Way | SG16 6FH |
| 11 May 2026 | £540,000 | Detached | Pollards Way | SG16 6NF |
| 5 May 2026 | £477,000 | Detached | Brassey Way | SG16 6GY |
| 5 May 2026 | £462,500 | Detached | Plum Tree Road | SG16 6NE |
| 1 May 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced | Long Close | SG16 6JS |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £218,000 | Terraced | Astral Close | SG16 6EL |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £234,000 | Detached | Recreation Avenue | SG16 6PQ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £525,000 | Detached | Tiger Moth Way | SG16 6GN |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £308,000 | Terraced | Derwent Road | SG16 6HE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Central Bedfordshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Central Bedfordshire district (294,252 residents, 120,754 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.5% |
| 15–29 | 22% |
| 30–44 | 20.3% |
| 45–64 | 20.2% |
| 65+ | 18% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.2% |
| Private rented | 13.8% |
| Social rented | 8.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SG16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henlow Church of England Academy | Secondary | 9–16 | 599 | SG16 6AN |
| Derwent Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 419 | SG16 6BA |
| Raynsford Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 246 | SG16 6AT |
| Stondon Lower School | Primary | 5–9 | 136 | SG16 6LQ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SG16
38 rated food businesses operate in SG16. 28 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bamboo Tree, Bean & Bake Ltd, Cafe2u Ltd, Chai Stall (Indian Street Food), Champneys Henlow.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SG16
From a sample of 144 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SG16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
23%
Band C
29%
Band D
38%
Band E
7%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Central Bedfordshire
Landlines around SG16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.