Postcode SG18 0FL (Central Bedfordshire)

Map showing SG18 0FL and nearby postcodes

The postcode SG18 0FL is located in Central Bedfordshire It was introduced in June 2010 and is an active postcode. SG18 0FL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SG18 0FL is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.9 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 0FL as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.

The closest road name to SG18 0FL is Dartmoor Way which is centered 27 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Biggleswade Hospital and is 155 m away. The closest railway station is Biggleswade Rail Station, 1.52 km away.

The closest primary school to SG18 0FL (for ages 11 and under) is St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 20, 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 0FL is The Kings Reach and is 359 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on July 30, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Percy's Fish & Chip Shop and is 727 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on May 13, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 50.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% 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 1.6 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 0FL 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 0FL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Dartmoor Way 27 m
Exmoor Avenue 83 m
Salcombe Close 83 m
Devon Drive 86 m
Sale Mews 102 m
Dodimead Way 129 m
Torquay Close 154 m
Collings Crescent 164 m
Wakes Row 187 m
Williams Court 193 m
Potton Road 204 m
Fisher Mead 205 m
Presland Drive 212 m
Rouse Place 221 m
Bryants Edge 260 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SG18 0FL

Introduction June 2010
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 0FL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edward Peake CofE VC Middle School Good
(October 5, 2016)
133 m
OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus 789 m
Ivel Valley School Good
(May 2, 2018)
846 m
Lawnside Academy 1.07 km
Stratton Upper School Requires improvement
(April 25, 2018)
1.15 km
St Andrew's CofE VC Lower School Good
(November 19, 2021)
1.44 km
Biggleswade Academy Good
(June 26, 2019)
1.83 km
Sutton CofE VA Lower School Good
(September 15, 2021)
2.81 km
Caldecote Church of England Academy Requires improvement
(November 25, 2021)
3.37 km
Dunton CofE VC Lower School Outstanding
(January 12, 2010)
3.94 km
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School Good
(January 20, 2017)
4.03 km
Potton Middle School Good
(January 26, 2017)
4.15 km
Potton Lower School Good
(March 12, 2020)
4.3 km
Langford Village Academy Good
(May 4, 2017)
4.42 km
Robert Peel Primary School Good
(March 12, 2020)
4.67 km
Laburnum Primary School Good
(July 5, 2017)
4.73 km
Everton Heath Primary School 5.28 km
Sandy Secondary School Good
(December 6, 2017)
5.32 km
Northill Church of England Academy 5.33 km
Maple Tree Primary School Good
(February 8, 2018)
5.76 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edward Peake Middle School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
133 m
The Kings Reach Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
July 30, 2021
359 m
The Priory (Amore Care) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 25, 2021
359 m
NNP Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 5, 2019
515 m
Penrose Court Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
January 31, 2022
631 m
Millers Coffee House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 12, 2020
719 m
Fireaway Biggleswade Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
April 30, 2021
727 m
Percy's Fish & Chip Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
May 13, 2021
727 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 10, 2018
727 m
Campus & Co Biggleswade Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 8, 2021
789 m
Wellgrove Education Trust School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 25, 2019
789 m
Busy Bees Biggleswade Kings Reach School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 13, 2021
837 m
Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 19, 2021
837 m
St Andrews Lower School - East Site School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 12, 2020
837 m
Ivel Valley - School Site School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 16, 2021
846 m
Costcutter Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
December 9, 2021
891 m
The Gardeners Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
October 28, 2021
891 m
Lawnside Lower School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 12, 2022
1.07 km
bg's cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 17, 2019
1.12 km
Stratton Upper School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 12, 2021
1.15 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Biggleswade Hospital Bus Stop/Station 155 m
Biggleswade Hospital Bus Stop/Station 218 m
Nursery Close Bus Stop/Station 337 m
Nursery Close Bus Stop/Station 342 m
Boddington Gardens Bus Stop/Station 389 m
Biggleswade Rail Station Rail 1.52 km
Biggleswade Rail Station Rail 1.66 km
Sandy Rail Station Rail 3.73 km
London Luton Airport Air 25.72 km
Cambridge Airport Air 31.42 km
London Stansted Airport Air 42.07 km

Nearby Nature

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

The Belt Woodland Or Forest 1.92 km
Bunker's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.3 km
Dunton Fen Woodland Or Forest 2.42 km
Sandy Warren Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Waterloo Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.58 km
Galley Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.87 km
Summerhouse Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.04 km
Redstone Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.1 km
Potton Belt Woodland Or Forest 3.11 km
Oak Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.13 km
Crow Grove Woodland Or Forest 3.27 km
Swading Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.34 km
Ash Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.36 km
Quarry Hills Hill Or Mountain 3.54 km
Pegnut Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.6 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 25.5 Mbps 50.2 Mbps 330 Mbps
Upload 7.5 Mbps 10.3 Mbps 50 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% 22.9 5.9
30-300 Mbps 0% 76.5 15.2
300+ Mbps 100% 330 50

Gas Consumption

22 meters consuming 234,624 kWh - mean 10,665 kWh : median 9,470 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

25 meters consuming 87,223 kWh - mean 3,489 kWh : median 2,518 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SG18 0FL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.09734600
Longitude -0.24897100
OS Easting 520044
OS Northing 0245780
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
18755
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: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Self-sufficient retirement
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 E33025549
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Central Bedfordshire 006
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Central Bedfordshire 006D
Output Area / Small Area 5B3