# SG19 3ZQ: area report for a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

SG19 3ZQ 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 SG19 3ZQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) › [SG19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg19) › [SG19 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg19-3)

## Around this postcode

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Central Bedfordshire 002B: 145 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2885,52.1286,SG193ZQ
- **Sandy, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2885,52.1286,SG193ZQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2885,52.1286,SG193ZQ
- **No property in SG19 3ZQ 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=-0.2885,52.1286,SG193ZQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2885,52.1286,SG193ZQ
- **£356,758 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2885,52.1286,SG193ZQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2885,52.1286,SG193ZQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 30 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2885,52.1286,SG193ZQ
- **88% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.2885,52.1286,SG193ZQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SG19 3ZQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2885,52.1286,SG193ZQ
- **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=-0.2885,52.1286,SG193ZQ
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2885,52.1286,SG193ZQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-swithuns-church-of-england-vc-primary-school-e109604) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Laburnum Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laburnum-primary-school-e150629) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Robert Peel Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robert-peel-primary-school-e109522) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sandy Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandy-secondary-school-e109669) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Maple Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maple-tree-primary-school-e132236) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| September 2024 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2023 | £289,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £195,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £307,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2024 | £138,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £126,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| April 2024 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Sandy (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SANDY HEALTH CENTRE (180 m)
- Pharmacies: BRITANNIA PHARMACY (110 m); BRITANNIA PHARMACY (110 m)
- Dental practices: CLOVES DENTAL PRACTICE (60 m); DENTAL PRACTICE (110 m); SANDY HEALTH CENTRE (180 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Sandy (30 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Sandy 6 Market Square (110 m, Morrisons); Asda Sandy Express Petrol (800 m, Asda); Tesco Sandy Superstore (830 m, Tesco)

## 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 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.3** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 002B has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,712th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £263,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 002B was £263,000 in 2025. Joint 12,826th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,629** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 002B had 1,629 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,713th 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: 91.5%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 002B, 91.5% 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.

## SG19 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG19 was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 851st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,653** (2021). SG19 had 25,653 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,134th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SG19 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: 88.8%** (January 2026). In SG19, 88.8% 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: 52.1286, -0.2885

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.2885,52.1286,SG193ZQ

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