SG18 8GU

Biggleswade East · 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 8RE 48 m
SG18 8GP 67 m
SG18 8SZ 71 m
SG18 8GT 76 m
SG18 8SQ 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG18 8GU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG18
Postcode sector
SG18 8
Latitude
52.092181
Longitude
-0.243092
British National Grid easting
520,459
British National Grid northing
245,214

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
E00177223
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 006H · E01033811
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 006 · E02003604

Postcode source versions

Explore SG18

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Blackburn Way, Biggleswade, SG18 8GU 28 November 2025 £360,000
6, Blackburn Way, Biggleswade, SG18 8GU 22 April 2025 £360,000
1, Blackburn Way, Biggleswade, SG18 8GU 22 March 2024 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Ivel Valley School & College

    Community special school

    531 m
  2. Edward Peake CofE VC School

    Voluntary controlled school

    714 m
  3. Stratton School

    Academy converter

    784 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,123
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 406
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Shoplifting 135
  • Vehicle crime 84
  • Public order 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

17 female, 23 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.1
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 0.3% 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+
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%

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

3

within 5 km

  • IVEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHESTNUT AVENUE, BIGGLESWADE, SG18 0RA

    ODS code E81036

    1.2 km

  • SAFFRON HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E81057

    1.7 km

  • GREENSANDS (POTTON)

    THE SURGERY, BROOK END, POTTON, SANDY, SG19 2QS

    ODS code E81012

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sullivan Court

    BCT · Kings Reach

    0.1 miles
  • Sullivan Court

    BCT · Kings Reach

    0.1 miles
  • Apollo Gardens

    BCT · Kings Reach

    0.2 miles
  • Apollo Gardens

    BCT · Kings Reach

    0.2 miles
  • Sutton Avenue

    BCT · Biggleswade

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 006H, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,878 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £360,000 from 3 recorded sales in SG18 8GU. 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ivel Valley School & College is the nearest published school at 531 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,123 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 406 events.

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