SG18 8HQ

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 8HG 43 m
SG18 8HH 52 m
SG18 8HE 114 m
SG18 8HF 117 m
SG18 8EA 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG18 8HQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG18
Postcode sector
SG18 8
Latitude
52.080917
Longitude
-0.268198
British National Grid easting
518,769
British National Grid northing
243,920

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
E00087809
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 005D · E01017386
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 005 · E02003603

Postcode source versions

Explore SG18

62 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Avocet Close, Biggleswade, SG18 8HQ 24 November 2023 £207,500
3, Avocet Close, Biggleswade, SG18 8HQ 29 September 2023 £198,000
18, Avocet Close, Biggleswade, SG18 8HQ 25 August 2023 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Biggleswade Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  2. St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km
  3. Lawnside Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
981
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 324
  • Anti social behaviour 151
  • Shoplifting 138
  • Public order 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

23 female, 30 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG18 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • SAFFRON HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E81057

    438 m

  • IVEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHESTNUT AVENUE, BIGGLESWADE, SG18 0RA

    ODS code E81036

    1.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Blunham Road

    BCT · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Kayser Court

    BCT · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Kayser Court

    BCT · Biggleswade

    0.2 miles
  • Blunham Road

    BCT · Biggleswade

    0.2 miles
  • Eldon Way

    BCT · 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
16
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
6
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 £205,000 from 3 recorded sales in SG18 8HQ. 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. Biggleswade Academy is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

981 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 324 events.

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