# SG18 8LJ: area report for a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

SG18 8LJ is a postcode in Central Bedfordshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Central Bedfordshire. Open the map at SG18 8LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) › [SG18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg18) › [SG18 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg18-8)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 38% on July. Central Bedfordshire 005A: 39 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2576,52.0844,SG188LJ
- **Biggleswade, 250 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2576,52.0844,SG188LJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2576,52.0844,SG188LJ
- **No property in SG18 8LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2576,52.0844,SG188LJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2576,52.0844,SG188LJ
- **£356,758 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2576,52.0844,SG188LJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2576,52.0844,SG188LJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2576,52.0844,SG188LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG18 8LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2576,52.0844,SG188LJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SG18 8LJ**: Road 57 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2576,52.0844,SG188LJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.2576,52.0844,SG188LJ
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2576,52.0844,SG188LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lawnside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lawnside-academy-e145427) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | – |
| [Biggleswade Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biggleswade-academy-e137947) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stratton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stratton-school-e137886) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ivel Valley School & College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ivel-valley-school-and-college-e109739) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023 | – |
| [St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cofe-vc-primary-school-e109595) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Edward Peake CofE VC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edward-peake-cofe-vc-school-e109694) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 4% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £318,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £495,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2023 | £267,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Biggleswade (250 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SAFFRON HEALTH PARTNERSHIP (470 m); IVEL MEDICAL CENTRE (480 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (490 m); BIGGLESWADE PHARMACY (580 m); JARDINES PHARMACY (820 m)
- Dental practices: SMILES ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE (310 m); VICTORIA PLACE DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED (420 m); THE DENTAL SURGERY (470 m); DENTAL SURGERY (620 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Biggleswade (440 m, Aldi); Iceland Biggleswade (460 m, Iceland); Asda Biggleswade Superstore (680 m, Asda); Co-op Biggleswade Saxon Centre (770 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £356,758** (July 2026). Central Bedfordshire’s average house price was £356,758 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,645** (2025). Full-time workers living in Central Bedfordshire earned a median of £43,645 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 73rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Central Bedfordshire costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Central Bedfordshire has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Central Bedfordshire 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.7** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 005A has a deprivation score of 10.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,556th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £262,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 005A was £262,500 in 2025. Joint 12,752nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,937** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 005A had 1,937 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,427th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 005A, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SG18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £347,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG18 was £347,250 in 2025. 823rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,916** (2021). SG18 had 30,916 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 872nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 18%** (2022). About 18% of people in SG18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.1%** (January 2026). In SG18, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)
- Centre: 52.0844, -0.2576

Council: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-bedfordshire): Richard Fuller (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.2576,52.0844,SG188LJ

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