Bacteriostatic water in Shefford

Local facts for Shefford

Shefford sits in the SG17 postcode district (SG area), within Central Bedfordshire, East of England, England.

SG17 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Shefford go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• University of Cambridge, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 35.7 km
• The University of Northampton, Biological Sciences, 44.7 km
• Institute of Zoology, Biological Sciences, 57.2 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Shefford with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 58.8 km south
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 59.2 km south
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 60.5 km south
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 60.7 km south
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 61.1 km south
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 62 km south
• University of Greenwich (UKPRN 10007146): Chemistry, 65.7 km south
• Oxford Brookes University (UKPRN 10004930): Biological Sciences, 68.7 km south-west

Nearby: Arlesey (5.9 km), Biggleswade (7.2 km), Stotfold (7.4 km), Letchworth Garden City (9.7 km), Wixams (10.5 km).

Regional hub: St Albans.

Shefford lies north of St Albans, about 31.8 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the SG postcode area (18 of the 227 we list for East of England):

• Sandy, SG19, 10.5 km
• Hitchin, SG5, 10.6 km
• Baldock, SG7, 11.3 km
• North Hertfordshire, SG6, 11.9 km
• Potton, SG19, 12.9 km
• SG, 16.9 km
• Stevenage, SG1, 17.7 km
• Stevenage, SG1, 17.7 km

Postcode districts in the SG area covered by our East of England location pages: SG1, SG5, SG6, SG7, SG9, SG11, SG12, SG14, SG15, SG17, SG18, SG19.

More nearby location pages in East of England (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Central Bedfordshire (15 location pages): Arlesey 5.9 km, Biggleswade 7.2 km, Stotfold 7.4 km, Sandy 10.5 km, Ampthill 10.9 km, Central Bedfordshire 10.9 km, Flitwick 11.7 km, Potton 12.9 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Shefford: north, Biggleswade (7.2 km); east, Arlesey (5.9 km); south, Hitchin (10.6 km); west, Wixams (10.5 km).

Location pages in East of England within 10 km of Shefford: 4; within 25 km: 28; within 50 km: 81.

Map reference: 52.0387, -0.3340 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074570504).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.