Postcode SG18 0BP (Central Bedfordshire)

Map showing SG18 0BP and nearby postcodes

The postcode SG18 0BP is located in Central Bedfordshire It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SG18 0BP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SG18 0BP is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.3 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SG18 0BP as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.

The closest road name to SG18 0BP is Vickers Close which is centered 62 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Sun Street and is 11 m away. The closest railway station is Biggleswade Rail Station, 806 m away.

The closest primary school to SG18 0BP (for ages 11 and under) is Langford Village Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 4, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Sandy Secondary School. The last OFSTED inspection on December 6, 2017 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of SG18 0BP is Biggleswade Town Cricket Club and is 368 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 1, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sheff's Fish & Chips and is 0 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 9, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 101.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 85.7% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SG18 0BP is covered by the Bedfordshire police force association and Bedfordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SG18 0BP and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SG18 0BP, and the approximate distance away.

Vickers Close 62 m
Watkin Walk 127 m
Royal Oak Close 133 m
Long Twitchell 133 m
Ivel Bury 141 m
Sun Street 149 m
Parkland Place 163 m
Cedar Avenue 164 m
Woodall Close 167 m
Brunt's Lane 172 m
Wilsheres Road 187 m
Fairfield Road 194 m
St John's Street 196 m
Shortmead Street 214 m
Redman Gardens 226 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SG18 0BP

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SG18 0BP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Andrew's CofE VC Lower School Good
(November 19, 2021)
188 m
Lawnside Academy 722 m
Ivel Valley School Good
(May 2, 2018)
1.17 km
Edward Peake CofE VC Middle School Good
(October 5, 2016)
1.23 km
Stratton Upper School Requires improvement
(April 25, 2018)
1.34 km
Biggleswade Academy Good
(June 26, 2019)
1.44 km
OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus 2.09 km
Caldecote Church of England Academy Requires improvement
(November 25, 2021)
2.28 km
Langford Village Academy Good
(May 4, 2017)
3.54 km
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School Good
(January 20, 2017)
4.02 km
Sutton CofE VA Lower School Good
(September 15, 2021)
4.17 km
Northill Church of England Academy 4.32 km
Laburnum Primary School Good
(July 5, 2017)
4.62 km
Robert Peel Primary School Good
(March 12, 2020)
4.71 km
Dunton CofE VC Lower School Outstanding
(January 12, 2010)
4.88 km
Southill Lower School Good
(July 1, 2021)
4.92 km
Potton Middle School Good
(January 26, 2017)
5.3 km
Sandy Secondary School Good
(December 6, 2017)
5.38 km
Potton Lower School Good
(March 12, 2020)
5.48 km
Maple Tree Primary School Good
(February 8, 2018)
5.8 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SG18 0BP - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Sheff's Fish & Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 9, 2021
0 m
Crude Food Retailers - other 4
Good
June 3, 2021
125 m
Rainbow Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 1, 2022
188 m
St Andrews Lower School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 19, 2021
188 m
Thai Rice Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 26, 2021
220 m
Biggles Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 26, 2021
293 m
Biggleswade Express Retailers - other Exempt
October 12, 2020
293 m
New Jade Garden Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
December 9, 2021
293 m
Beaumont Park Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
October 15, 2021
326 m
Biggleswade Town Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 1, 2019
368 m
Biggleswade United Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
December 3, 2020
368 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 30, 2019
466 m
Asda Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 28, 2021
481 m
Biggleswade United Working Mens Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 23, 2018
481 m
Costcutter Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
December 9, 2021
513 m
The Gardeners Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
October 28, 2021
513 m
Blend Coffee & Shake House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 17, 2019
520 m
Jones' Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
November 8, 2021
520 m
The Crown Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 2, 2020
520 m
Mama Rich Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 23, 2021
527 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SG18 0BP - Data from Apr 2022

Sun Street Bus Stop/Station 11 m
Fairfield Road Bus Stop/Station 36 m
Fairfield Road Bus Stop/Station 55 m
Sun Street Bus Stop/Station 63 m
Shortmead Street Bus Stop/Station 104 m
Biggleswade Rail Station Rail 806 m
Biggleswade Rail Station Rail 836 m
Sandy Rail Station Rail 3.8 km
London Luton Airport Air 24.73 km
Cambridge Airport Air 32.78 km
London Stansted Airport Air 42.75 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SG18 0BP - Data from Dec 2021

Ash Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.01 km
Bunker's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.79 km
Sandy Warren Woodland Or Forest 2.96 km
Brickclamp Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.19 km
The Belt Woodland Or Forest 3.27 km
Palmer's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.29 km
Redstone Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.39 km
Swading Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.61 km
Dunton Fen Woodland Or Forest 3.71 km
College Ponds Inland Water 3.72 km
Quarry Hills Hill Or Mountain 3.77 km
Waterloo Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.77 km
Bath Ponds Inland Water 3.89 km
Lowsiebush Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.93 km
Colemoreham Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.98 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SG18 0BP - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 101.4 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.4 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 22 1
30-300 Mbps 14.3% 97 13.5
300+ Mbps 85.7% 331 36

Gas Consumption

22 meters consuming 338,824 kWh - mean 15,401 kWh : median 13,415 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

23 meters consuming 86,843 kWh - mean 3,776 kWh : median 3,240 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SG18 0BP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.09169100
Longitude -0.26663700
OS Easting 518849
OS Northing 0245122
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
16594
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Bedfordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
North East Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward Biggleswade North
Local Authority District Central Bedfordshire
Region / Government Office Region East of England
European Electoral Region Eastern
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East Midlands
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Bedfordshire and Luton

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000056
Travel To Work Area Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City

NHS

NHS England Region East of England
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Bedfordshire
Cancer Alliance East of England - South
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East of England
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Families in terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Biggleswade BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33025543
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Central Bedfordshire 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Central Bedfordshire 005C
Output Area / Small Area 5A3