SG18 8DE

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 8DF 63 m
SG18 8DD 73 m
SG18 8DH 81 m
SG18 8DB 108 m
SG18 8BW 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG18 8DE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG18
Postcode sector
SG18 8
Latitude
52.082180
Longitude
-0.262939
British National Grid easting
519,126
British National Grid northing
244,069

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
E00087807
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 005D · E01017386
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 005 · E02003603

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
81, Holme Crescent, Biggleswade, SG18 8DE 19 February 2026 £330,000
87, Holme Crescent, Biggleswade, SG18 8DE 16 September 2022 £310,500
81, Holme Crescent, Biggleswade, SG18 8DE 11 October 2019 £265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Biggleswade Academy

    Academy converter

    683 m
  2. Lawnside Academy

    Academy converter

    840 m
  3. St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    904 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,231
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 392
  • Shoplifting 184
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Vehicle crime 92
  • Public order 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

29 female, 23 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG18 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • SAFFRON HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E81057

    243 m

  • IVEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHESTNUT AVENUE, BIGGLESWADE, SG18 0RA

    ODS code E81036

    751 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

  • Blunham Road

    BCT · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Blunham Road

    BCT · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Kayser Court

    BCT · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Interchange

    BCS · Biggleswade

    0.2 miles
  • Interchange

    BCS · Biggleswade

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 005D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,165 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £320,250 from 2 recorded sales in SG18 8DE. 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

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Biggleswade Academy is the nearest published school at 683 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,231 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 392 events.

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