Postcode SG18 8FF (Central Bedfordshire)

Map showing SG18 8FF and nearby postcodes

The postcode SG18 8FF is located in Central Bedfordshire It was introduced in June 2011 and is an active postcode. SG18 8FF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SG18 8FF is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.4 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 8FF as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > White suburban communities.

The closest road name to SG18 8FF is Saturn Way which is centered 18 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Apollo Gardens and is 124 m away. The closest railway station is Biggleswade Rail Station, 1.44 km away.

The closest primary school to SG18 8FF (for ages 11 and under) is Langford Village Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 4, 2017.

The local pub for residents of SG18 8FF is The Yorkshire Grey and is 1.07 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 18, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Percy's Fish & Chip Shop and is 444 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on May 13, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 57.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 56.3% 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 0.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SG18 8FF 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 8FF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SG18 8FF, and the approximate distance away.

Saturn Way 18 m
Apollo Gardens 65 m
Planets Way 75 m
Neptune Road 83 m
Mercury Lane 96 m
Eris Avenue 119 m
Pluto Drive 147 m
Jupiter Way 151 m
Mars Drive 192 m
Gemini Lane 211 m
Venus Avenue 231 m
Sanger Avenue 236 m
Anderson Road 248 m
Appleton Mead 253 m
Bohr Croft 270 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SG18 8FF

Introduction June 2011
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 8FF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Stratton Upper School Requires improvement
(April 25, 2018)
657 m
Ivel Valley School Good
(May 2, 2018)
717 m
Edward Peake CofE VC Middle School Good
(October 5, 2016)
1.15 km
Lawnside Academy 1.2 km
Biggleswade Academy Good
(June 26, 2019)
1.33 km
OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus 1.61 km
St Andrew's CofE VC Lower School Good
(November 19, 2021)
1.84 km
Dunton CofE VC Lower School Outstanding
(January 12, 2010)
3 km
Sutton CofE VA Lower School Good
(September 15, 2021)
3 km
Langford Village Academy Good
(May 4, 2017)
3.87 km
Caldecote Church of England Academy Requires improvement
(November 25, 2021)
4.15 km
Potton Middle School Good
(January 26, 2017)
4.84 km
Potton Lower School Good
(March 12, 2020)
4.93 km
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School Good
(January 20, 2017)
5.18 km
Wrestlingworth CofE VC Lower School Outstanding
(June 6, 2008)
5.75 km
Robert Peel Primary School Good
(March 12, 2020)
5.81 km
Laburnum Primary School Good
(July 5, 2017)
5.87 km
Northill Church of England Academy 6.18 km
Everton Heath Primary School 6.19 km
Southill Lower School Good
(July 1, 2021)
6.38 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SG18 8FF - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Busy Bees Biggleswade Kings Reach School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 13, 2021
378 m
Rainbow Pre-School & Extended Services Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 19, 2021
378 m
St Andrews Lower School - East Site School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 12, 2020
378 m
Millers Coffee House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 12, 2020
439 m
Fireaway Biggleswade Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
April 30, 2021
444 m
Percy's Fish & Chip Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
May 13, 2021
444 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 10, 2018
444 m
Penrose Court Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
January 31, 2022
531 m
Stratton Upper School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 12, 2021
657 m
Ivel Valley - School Site School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 16, 2021
717 m
Busy Bees at Biggleswade Saxon Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 20, 2021
796 m
Co-operative Group Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 13, 2021
796 m
Oriental Express Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
June 3, 2021
796 m
Saxon Traditional British Fish & Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
August 27, 2021
796 m
Lifestyles Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
October 15, 2021
862 m
NNP Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 5, 2019
922 m
Quantum Care Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
December 16, 2021
1.03 km
The Yorkshire Grey Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 18, 2020
1.07 km
Coffee & Cake Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 28, 2018
1.13 km
Pac 'n' Snax Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 30, 2019
1.13 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SG18 8FF - Data from Apr 2022

Apollo Gardens Bus Stop/Station 124 m
Apollo Gardens Bus Stop/Station 150 m
Ouse Way Bus Stop/Station 262 m
Ouse Way Bus Stop/Station 317 m
Sullivan Court Bus Stop/Station 437 m
Biggleswade Rail Station Rail 1.44 km
Biggleswade Rail Station Rail 1.63 km
Sandy Rail Station Rail 4.88 km
London Luton Airport Air 25.07 km
Cambridge Airport Air 31.2 km
London Stansted Airport Air 41 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SG18 8FF - Data from Dec 2021

Dunton Fen Woodland Or Forest 2.06 km
The Belt Woodland Or Forest 2.31 km
Waterloo Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.28 km
Crow Grove Woodland Or Forest 3.3 km
Bunker's Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.43 km
Summerhouse Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.5 km
Ash Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.54 km
Galley Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.54 km
Sandy Warren Woodland Or Forest 3.62 km
Oak Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.67 km
Potton Belt Woodland Or Forest 3.78 km
Pegnut Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.99 km
Peg Nut Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.02 km
Redstone Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.24 km
Crow Spinney Woodland Or Forest 4.31 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SG18 8FF - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 63.3 Mbps 57.3 Mbps 78.12 Mbps
Upload 17.8 Mbps 14 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 1 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 43.8% 62.9 15.3
300+ Mbps 56.3% - -

Gas Consumption

16 meters consuming 95,359 kWh - mean 5,960 kWh : median 5,958 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

18 meters consuming 38,642 kWh - mean 2,147 kWh : median 1,816 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SG18 8FF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.08886300
Longitude -0.23942700
OS Easting 520719
OS Northing 0244851
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
28430
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Bedfordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
North East Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward Biggleswade South
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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: White suburban communities
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 E33025547
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Central Bedfordshire 006
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Central Bedfordshire 006C
Output Area / Small Area 6B2