SG18 1BE

Biggleswade West · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
SG18
Postcode sector
SG18 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG18 0AZ 0 m
SG18 1AP 0 m
SG18 1AS 0 m
SG18 1BH 0 m
SG18 1BP 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG18 1BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG18
Postcode sector
SG18 1
Latitude
52.085931
Longitude
-0.262429
British National Grid easting
519,151
British National Grid northing
244,487

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011931
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00087804
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 005C · E01017385
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 005 · E02003603

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Lawnside Academy

    Academy converter

    498 m
  2. St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    530 m
  3. Stratton School

    Academy converter

    844 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,274
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 445
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Shoplifting 146
  • Vehicle crime 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 92

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • SAFFRON HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    BIGGLESWADE HEALTH CENTRE, SAFFRON ROAD, BIGGLESWADE, SG18 8DJ

    ODS code E81057

    246 m

  • IVEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHESTNUT AVENUE, BIGGLESWADE, SG18 0RA

    ODS code E81036

    357 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Biggleswade Rail Station

    RSE · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Interchange

    BCS · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Interchange

    BCS · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Biggleswade Rail Station

    RLY · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Biggleswade Rail Station

    RSE · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 005C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,591 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lawnside Academy is the nearest published school at 498 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,274 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 445 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.