SG18 8AW

Biggleswade West · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Biggleswade
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
SG18
Postcode sector
SG18 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG18 0AZ 74 m
SG18 1AP 74 m
SG18 1AS 74 m
SG18 1BE 74 m
SG18 1BH 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG18 8AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG18
Postcode sector
SG18 8
Latitude
52.085745
Longitude
-0.261385
British National Grid easting
519,223
British National Grid northing
244,468

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

Explore SG18

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Railway Bank, 3, Station Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8AW 5 November 2021 £240,000
Railway Bank, 1, Station Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8AW 14 May 2021 £340,000
Railway Bank, 4, Station Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8AW 4 April 2013 £168,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Lawnside Academy

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    587 m
  3. Stratton School

    Academy converter

    775 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,371
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 456
  • Anti social behaviour 202
  • Shoplifting 192
  • Vehicle crime 101
  • Criminal damage and arson 94

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG18 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • SAFFRON HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E81057

    279 m

  • IVEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHESTNUT AVENUE, BIGGLESWADE, SG18 0RA

    ODS code E81036

    341 m

Nearby transport

  • Biggleswade Rail Station

    RSE · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Biggleswade Rail Station

    RSE · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Biggleswade Rail Station

    RLY · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Interchange

    BCS · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Interchange

    BCS · 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

Property market

The five-year median is £240,000 from 1 recorded sale in SG18 8AW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Central Bedfordshire is £356,453 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lawnside Academy is the nearest published school at 458 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,371 published events cover 12 months, averaging 114.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 456 events.

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