SG18 8PB

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 8LX 100 m
SG18 8LZ 138 m
SG18 8LU 143 m
SG18 8PD 161 m
SG18 8JX 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG18 8PB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG18
Postcode sector
SG18 8
Latitude
52.077797
Longitude
-0.254762
British National Grid easting
519,698
British National Grid northing
243,595

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
E00087789
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 006A · E01017381
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 006 · E02003604

Postcode source versions

Explore SG18

55 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
169, Holme Court Avenue, Biggleswade, SG18 8PB 1 August 2025 £415,000
134, Holme Court Avenue, Biggleswade, SG18 8PB 18 February 2025 £375,000
171, Holme Court Avenue, Biggleswade, SG18 8PB 27 February 2023 £380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Biggleswade Academy

    Academy converter

    300 m
  2. Stratton School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Lawnside Academy

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    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,090
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 327
  • Shoplifting 177
  • Anti social behaviour 167
  • Vehicle crime 89
  • Public order 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
102

45 female, 57 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.7% 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

  • SAFFRON HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code E81057

    972 m

  • IVEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CHESTNUT AVENUE, BIGGLESWADE, SG18 0RA

    ODS code E81036

    1.2 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

  • Derwent Avenue

    BCT · Biggleswade

    0.0 miles
  • Mead End

    BCT · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Mead End

    BCT · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Biggleswade Academy

    BCT · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles
  • Holme Court Avenue

    BCT · Biggleswade

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 006A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,360 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
12
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 £380,000 from 7 recorded sales in SG18 8PB. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Biggleswade Academy is the nearest published school at 300 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,090 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 327 events.

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