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Biggleswade West

Ward

North east Central Bedfordshire. About 14,014 people in 10 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Biggleswade West, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
13,883
1,073rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.3%
2,571st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Biggleswade West compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Biggleswade WestMiddle
Population31 wards, Central Bedfordshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Central Bedfordshire31 areas from 4,185 to 16,832. The middle area is 9,211. Biggleswade West is 13,883.
13,8836th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage31 wards, Central Bedfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Central Bedfordshire31 areas from 48.3% to 98.2%. The middle area is 90.4%. Biggleswade West is 93.9%.
93.9%6th highest
Claimant rate31 wards, Central Bedfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Central Bedfordshire31 areas from 1.5% to 5.7%. The middle area is 2.3%. Biggleswade West is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 6th highest
Aged 15 to 6431 wards, Central Bedfordshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Central Bedfordshire31 areas from 57.4% to 66.9%. The middle area is 63.0%. Biggleswade West is 64.3%.
64.3%12th highest

Figures for the whole of Central Bedfordshire

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

Average house price
£356,758
Up 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,645
73rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.1
65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Biggleswade West in brief

Biggleswade West had 13,883 usual residents at the census.

In Biggleswade West, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Biggleswade West, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.3% of residents in Biggleswade West were aged 15 to 64 at the census.