# Biggleswade Town in Central Bedfordshire, East of England. Biggleswade is a town in Central Bedfordshire, East of England. Median sale price £330,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 67.1 per 1,000 people. About 22,750 people. Town. Code E63003740. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) Biggleswade is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Biggleswade add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Biggleswade was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 330th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/biggleswade#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 21,945** (2021). Biggleswade had 21,945 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 499th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/biggleswade#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 11%** (2022). About 11% of people in Biggleswade 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/biggleswade#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.5%** (January 2026). In Biggleswade, 94.5% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/biggleswade#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63003740) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 11% of people in Biggleswade live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63003740) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 414 homes were sold in Biggleswade in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63003740) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Biggleswade. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63003740) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Biggleswade had 21,945 usual residents at the census. ## How Biggleswade compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Biggleswade | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £330,000 | joint 55th cheapest | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 | | Population | 21,945 | 59th most populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 11% | 46th most people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.5% | 40th highest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 | ## Is Biggleswade safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Biggleswade at a rate of 67.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 128 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Biggleswade. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (483), anti-social behaviour (299) and other crime (241). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Biggleswade was 56.5 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in Biggleswade, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Biggleswade has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Biggleswade | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Central Bedfordshire 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017383) | 1,937 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.4% | | [Central Bedfordshire 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017384) | 1,627 | 73.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.1% | | [Central Bedfordshire 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017385) | 1,886 | 216.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 82.2% | | [Central Bedfordshire 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017386) | 1,765 | 48.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.7% | | [Central Bedfordshire 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017387) | 1,264 | 35.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.4% | | [Central Bedfordshire 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017388) | 2,834 | 54.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.4% | | [Central Bedfordshire 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017381) | 1,427 | 112.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% | | [Central Bedfordshire 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017382) | 1,509 | 29.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% | | [Central Bedfordshire 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033808) | 1,334 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.7% | | [Central Bedfordshire 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033809) | 1,444 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.4% | | [Central Bedfordshire 006G](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033810) | 1,420 | 82.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.5% | | [Central Bedfordshire 006H](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033811) | 1,551 | 46.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% | | [Central Bedfordshire 006I](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033812) | 1,408 | 40.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% | | [Central Bedfordshire 006J](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033813) | 1,134 | 61.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% | ## 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. ## Council [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) ## Postcode districts covering Biggleswade [SG18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg18) ## Middle areas in Biggleswade [Biggleswade East](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/biggleswade-east), [Biggleswade West](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/biggleswade-west) ## Towns near Biggleswade [Sandy](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sandy), [Stotfold](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stotfold), [Letchworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/letchworth), [Baldock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/baldock), [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bedford), [Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hitchin) ## Biggleswade in brief Biggleswade is a town in Central Bedfordshire, East of England. About 22,750 people lived in Biggleswade in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £330,000 in 2025 across 414 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 67.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Biggleswade was £330,000 in 2025. Biggleswade had 21,945 usual residents at the census. About 11% of people in Biggleswade live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Biggleswade, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63003740 - Constituency: [North Bedfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-bedfordshire) - Council: [Central Bedfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) - Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 5.65 km² - People, mid-2024: 22,750* - Neighbourhoods: 14 - Output areas: 70 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Sandy](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sandy), [Stotfold](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stotfold), [Letchworth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/letchworth), [Baldock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/baldock), [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bedford), [Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hitchin) ## Latest updates for Biggleswade - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63003740 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/biggleswade, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/biggleswade#f-house-sales-median-price. 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