SG18 8AU

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG18 8DW 33 m
SG18 8AS 38 m
SG18 8AX 57 m
SG18 8UU 62 m
SG18 8AQ 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG18 8AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG18
Postcode sector
SG18 8
Latitude
52.086080
Longitude
-0.264627
British National Grid easting
519,000
British National Grid northing
244,500

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
E00087802
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. St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    455 m
  2. Lawnside Academy

    Academy converter

    616 m
  3. Stratton School

    Academy converter

    993 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,175
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 409
  • Anti social behaviour 176
  • Shoplifting 138
  • Vehicle crime 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 87

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG18 8 residents
13,750

Age bands in SG18 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

2,726 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

1,282 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.3%

4,621 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

3,507 residents

Age 65 and over
15.2%

2,176 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • SAFFRON HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E81057

    216 m

  • IVEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHESTNUT AVENUE, BIGGLESWADE, SG18 0RA

    ODS code E81036

    447 m

Nearby transport

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    BCT · Biggleswade

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    BCT · Biggleswade

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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.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 455 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,175 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 409 events.

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