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Biggleswade West

Middle area

North east Central Bedfordshire. 11,447 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 21% of people in Biggleswade West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£310,000
Joint 3,306th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,314
Joint 468th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
21%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Biggleswade West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Biggleswade West at a rate of 79.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences301
Anti-social behaviour184
Other crime151
Shoplifting97
Criminal damage and arson69
Vehicle crime45
Burglary28
Drug offences17
Robbery14
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Biggleswade West compares

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Median sale price33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from £275,000 to £510,000. The middle area is £367,500. Biggleswade West is £310,000.
£310,0005th cheapest
Population33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from 5,358 to 13,726. The middle area is 9,325. Biggleswade West is 11,314.
11,3145th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from 0.0% to 35.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Biggleswade West is 21.0%.
21%4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from 47.9% to 98.2%. The middle area is 88.4%. Biggleswade West is 92.8%.
92.8%joint 13th highest

Is Biggleswade West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Biggleswade West at a rate of 79.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 78 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Biggleswade West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (301), anti-social behaviour (184) and other crime (151).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Central Bedfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of Central Bedfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Central Bedfordshire and not Biggleswade West alone. See Central Bedfordshire

Average house price
£355,263
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,645
73rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.1×
Joint 127th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.1
Joint 65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Biggleswade West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Biggleswade West was £310,000 in 2025.

Biggleswade West had 11,314 usual residents at the census.

About 21% of people in Biggleswade West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Biggleswade West, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.