Deadmans Cross, Shefford, SG17 5QQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SG17 5QQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.4%	50.2%	0.8%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	50.6%	49.8%	-0.8%	49.0%	0.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of SG17 5QQ there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 66.7% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	20.4%	20.9%	0.5%	37.9%	-17.0%
Married: Opposite sex	66.4%	66.7%	0.3%	44.2%	22.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	6.2%	4.3%	-1.9%	9.1%	-4.8%
Widowed	5.7%	6%	0.3%	6.1%	-0.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	55.6%	52.1%	-3.5%	48.4%	3.7%
Good health	32.8%	33%	0.2%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	8.5%	9.6%	1.1%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	2.7%	3.8%	1.1%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	1.2%	0.3%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.9%	11.6%	0.7%	18.2%	-6.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.4%	8.6%	-1.8%	9.6%	-1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.5%	11.2%	-6.3%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.7%	16.8%	2.1%	16.9%	-0.1%
Degree or Similar	37.9%	42.7%	4.8%	33.8%	8.9%
Other	4.3%	4.7%	0.4%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 83.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	5.4%	14.6%	9.2%	3.1%	11.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
White	91.5%	83.5%	-8.0%	81.4%	2.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.6%	-1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.4%	79.2%	-9.2%	83.2%	-4.0%
European Union	1.9%	3.5%	1.6%	6.1%	-2.6%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	3.9%	5%	1.1%	2.7%	2.3%
Middle East and Asia	3.9%	8.8%	4.9%	5.6%	3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	1.3%	-0.5%
Oceania	1.2%	2.7%	1.5%	0.3%	2.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.4%	79.2%	-9.2%	83.2%	-4.0%
10+ Years	0%	17.7%	17.7%	9.8%	7.9%
5-10 Years	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	2.9%	-1.7%
2-5 Years	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	2.2%	-1.4%
Less than 2 years	10.4%	1.2%	-9.2%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.4%	76.7%	13.7%
Ireland	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Oceania	3.5%	0.1%	3.4%
No passport held	2.3%	13.5%	-11.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.3%	37.2%	-0.9%
Christian	50%	46.2%	3.8%
Hindu	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%
Muslim	0.4%	6.5%	-6.1%
Sikh	8.4%	0.9%	7.5%
Not answered	1.5%	6.0%	-4.5%

Safety

Is Deadmans Cross Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Deadmans Cross was 59.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 46.3% higher than the Ampthill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Deadmans Cross has the 11th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ampthill and the 298th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 15.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -65.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in SG17 5QQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Deadmans Cross are based on 9 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Mid Bedfordshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Deadmans Cross, Shefford, SG17 5QQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SG17 5QQ

Average Price
£622,667

Semi-Detached
£509,775

Terraced
£602,816

Detached
£682,421

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Deadmans Cross

Average Price
£690,234

Semi-Detached
£465,296

Terraced
£689,627

Detached
£727,926

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Deadmans CrossStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Deadmans Cross, Shefford, Central Bedfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£480,000	2024-06-10	£531,356
The Bungalow Deadmans Cross, Shefford, Central Bedfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£495,000	2021-07-23	£587,491
The Old White Horse Deadmans Cross, Shefford, Central Bedfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£530,000	2015-12-04	£722,344
Clipper House Deadmans Cross, Shefford, Central Bedfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£580,000	2015-11-11	£815,328
The Bungalow Deadmans Cross, Shefford, Central Bedfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£340,000	2014-11-21	£543,261

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SG17 5QQ

Employment

SG17 5QQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

SG17 5QQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in SG17 5QQ area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 31% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	75
Retired	72
Self-Employed	36
Part-Time Employee	22
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Student (economically inactive)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Other	3
Unemployed	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Construction	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Education	15
Human health and social work activities	12
Information and communication	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	7
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	7
Manufacturing	7
Administrative and support service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haynes Lower School Foresters Close , Haynes MK45 3PR	3out of 4	1,150 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southill Lower School School Lane , Southill SG18 9JA	3out of 4	4,124 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shefford Lower School School Lane , SG17 5XA	3out of 4	4,476 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Campton Academy Rectory Road , Campton SG17 5PF	3out of 4	4,516 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Campton Lower School Rectory Road , Campton SG17 5PF	- not rated	4,516 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Robert Bloomfield Academy Bloomfield Drive , SG17 5BU	- not rated	4,564 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Robert Bloomfield Middle School Bloomfield Drive , SG17 5BU	- not rated	4,564 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clarendon School Haynes Park , Church End MK45 3BL	- not rated	3,484 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
East Lodge School Ampthill Road , Campton SG17 5BH	- not rated	4,043 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Kindergarten School 3 Great Lane , Clophill MK45 4BQ	- not rated	4,742 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tawa Restaurant	Deadmans Cross, Shefford		0 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Greyhound	Northwood End Road, Haynes		808 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near SG17 5QQ postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	50.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	43.8%

Download Speed

Median download speed	21.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	234.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	2.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	30 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of SG17 5QQ