Spring Road Clifton, Central Bedfordshire
25 addresses across 3 postcodes (SG17), about 230 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25200653.
- Sales: 30 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £435,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 8, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Central Bedfordshire costs £2,516 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Arlesey, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bellcote Meadow, is about 870 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 41 to 44 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 25 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Shefford Health Centre, about 840 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 880 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 22 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £435,000 | £435,000 | £435,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £467,500 | £415,000 | £520,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £445,000 | £445,000 | £445,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £345,000 | £335,000 | £355,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £343,000 | £343,000 | £343,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £255,000 | £255,000 | £255,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £287,500 | £235,000 | £340,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £264,500 | £249,000 | £280,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2025 | 13 SG17 5RE | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2024 | 22 SG17 5RE | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2024 | 11 SG17 5RE | Detached | £520,000 | |
| 4 May 2023 | 3 SG17 5RE | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2022 | 16 SG17 5RE | Detached | £445,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2020 | 18 SG17 5RE | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2018 | 2 SG17 5RE | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2016 | 18 SG17 5RE | Semi-detached | £335,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2016 | 9 SG17 5RE | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2015 | 19 SG17 5RE | Detached | £343,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2014 | 9 SG17 5RE | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2012 | 3 SG17 5RE | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2008 | 6 SG17 5RE | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 9 May 2008 | 24 SG17 5RE | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2007 | 1 SG17 5RE | Detached | £249,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2007 | 7 SG17 5RE | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2006 | 11 SG17 5RE | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2006 | 5 SG17 5RE | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2005 | 14 SG17 5RE | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2005 | 14 SG17 5RE | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2003 | 6 SG17 5RE | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 22 Feb 2002 | 19 SG17 5RE | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2001 | 4 SG17 5RE | Detached | £179,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2001 | 2 SG17 5RE | Detached | £154,950 | |
| 2 Feb 2001 | 11 SG17 5RE | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 24 Jul 1998 | 10 SG17 5RE | Detached | £132,000 | |
| 7 Apr 1997 | 18 SG17 5RE | Semi-detached | £80,000 | |
| 4 Apr 1996 | 11 SG17 5RE | Detached | £120,000 | |
| 4 Dec 1995 | 24 SG17 5RE | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 21 Aug 1995 | 5 SG17 5RE | Detached | £88,000 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 104 m². Most common: House, detached (9); Bungalow, detached (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (10); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Central Bedfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,516 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,677 | £1,957 | £2,237 | £2,516 | £3,075 | £3,634 | £4,194 | £5,032 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (34% of about 1,190 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 1 October 2026 to 5 October 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 11 September 2026: CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, priority working, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG17 5RE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 7 | unlikely |
| SG17 5EH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| SG17 5QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 41 m and 44 m above sea level (43 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG17 5EH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SG17 5QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SG17 5RE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Arlesey 688,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Biggleswade 895,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Letchworth Garden City 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Knolls Way Clifton | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Biggleswade | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 18.5 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shefford Health Centre | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shefford Pharmacy | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shefford Dental Clinic | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Biggleswade Hospital Spring House | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Police station | Biggleswade Police Station | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Bellcote Meadow 3.8 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,760 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,690 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m (0.4 miles) north-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hitchin Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Bilberry Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Bury Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Cockshoothill Grove | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Cockshoot Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Ramerick Bottom | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 25 |
1 of the street's 25 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Central Bedfordshire: see them on the Central Bedfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton All Saints Academy Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Samuel Whitbread Academy | Secondary | 13–18 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Raynsford Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Express SG17 5RG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 340 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Burrows Close (9); On or near Spring Road (4); On or near Manor Close (4); On or near Shefford Road (2); On or near Chapel Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SG17 5RE: 23 addresses
- SG17 5EH: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
- SG17 5QT: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Burrows Close · Chapel Close · Maple Close · Knolls Way · Birch Close · Pedley Lane · Manor Close · Bunyan Close · Godfreys Lane · Fairfax Close · Alexander Close · Harbrook Lane
All the streets in SG17 and across Central Bedfordshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.