High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SG18 0AZ
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SG18 0AZ
Coordinates
52.0859, -0.2624
Grid reference
TL191444
Easting
519,151
Northing
244,487
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X3PPQ+92
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Biggleswade
Travel to Work
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
ITL Region
Central Bedfordshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12591
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12591 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SG18 0AZ
England & WalesCrime trends · near SG18 0AZ
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Biggleswade West electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY —
24167
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY -50%
25143
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.84.5%
Other White6.0%
Indian1.4%
African1.3%
+ other · 6.9%
Religion
Christian46.3%
No religion44.4%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 3.4%
Age groups
50–6418.7%
35–4918.5%
25–3417.9%
65–7410.1%
75–848.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Other28.8%
Any member 66+19.3%
All members 66+8.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.0%
+ 6 other households · 27.6%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Bedfordshire E14001384
Constituency
E14001384Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Biggleswade West
Constituency code
E14001384
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Biggleswade
International Territorial Level
Central Bedfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 005C E01017385
E01017385MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 005 E02003603
E02003603LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 005C E01017385
E01017385MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 005 E02003603
E02003603Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:48 AM
Sunrise
5:58 PM
Sunset
12 hours 10 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:48 AM
Sunset (today)
5:58 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 10 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 1984
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~42 years
Active Duration
1984 -> PresentFebruary 1984 — Introduced
Postcode SG18 0AZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 12591
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017385 and MSOA E02003603 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG18 0AZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1984
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~42 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SG18 0AZ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–9FSM 25%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–9FSM 10%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–13FSM 14%
RWM expected
57%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 21%
Attainment 8
38.9
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 40%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 26%
RWM expected
4%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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