SG18 9AW postcode in Central Bedfordshire, England

SG18 9AW is a postcode in Central Bedfordshire, in the Northill ward. It is in the North Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at SG18 9AW can get it Across Central Bedfordshire: 87% Typical price £413,500 Homes sold in SG18 9, last 12 months. ▼ 3.8% on the year before Nearest station Sandy 5.4 km in a straight line

Where SG18 9AW is, and what is near it

Map of SG18 9AW and what is near it Map of SG18 9AW: its centre point, with the 250 other postcodes in the SG18 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. SG18 9AA: also in SG18 9SG18 9AB: also in SG18 9SG18 9AD: also in SG18 9SG18 9AE: also in SG18 9SG18 9AF: also in SG18 9SG18 9AG: also in SG18 9SG18 9AH: also in SG18 9SG18 9AJ: also in SG18 9SG18 9AL: also in SG18 9SG18 9AN: also in SG18 9SG18 9AP: also in SG18 9SG18 9AQ: also in SG18 9SG18 9AR: also in SG18 9SG18 9ED: also in SG18 9SG18 9EE: also in SG18 9SG18 9EF: also in SG18 9SG18 9EG: also in SG18 9SG18 9EH: also in SG18 9SG18 9EJ: also in SG18 9SG18 9EL: also in SG18 9SG18 9EN: also in SG18 9SG18 9EP: also in SG18 9SG18 9ER: also in SG18 9SG18 9ES: also in SG18 9SG18 9EW: also in SG18 9SG18 9FT: also in SG18 9SG18 9FX: also in SG18 9SG18 9GE: also in SG18 9SG18 9GL: also in SG18 9SG18 9GZ: also in SG18 9SG18 9HF: also in SG18 9SG18 9HG: also in SG18 9SG18 9UD: also in SG18 9 School 3.2 km2 places, 5.1–6.6 kmSandy Health Centre 5.3 kmSandy station 5.4 kmBiggleswade station 6.7 kmNorthill SG18 9AW Map of SG18 9AW and what is near it Map of SG18 9AW: its centre point, with the 250 other postcodes in the SG18 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 3.2 km2 places, 5.1–6.6 kmBiggleswade station 6.7 kmNorthill SG18 9AW
  • SG18 9AW
  • Other postcodes in SG18 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.1057, longitude -0.3538)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SG18 9AW?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SG18 9AW?

None of the homes and businesses at SG18 9AW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SG18 9AW 0% Central Bedfordshire 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SG18 9AW 0% Central Bedfordshire 98%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SG18 9AW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Central Bedfordshire Council's days for SG18 9AW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SG18 9AW on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SG18 9AW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SG18 9AW.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Central Bedfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SG18 9AW: 6,186 properties in Central Bedfordshire are at high risk (3.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Central Bedfordshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SG18 9AW is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SG18 9AW?

Homes in SG18 9 sold for a typical £413,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, down 3.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£413,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£430,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £493,000 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £430,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £288,750 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £194,000 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SG18 district: a typical £355,000 from 381 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SG18 9AW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SG18 9AW from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at SG18 9AW

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SG18 9AW. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SG18 9AW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around SG18 9AW. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (43%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SG18 9AW

Band D in Central Bedfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,516. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,677 (band A) to £5,032 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,237.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (5%)£1,677
Band Babout 40 (6%)£1,957
Band Cabout 220 (34%)£2,237
Band Dabout 90 (14%)£2,516
Band Eabout 110 (17%)£3,075
Band Fabout 100 (15%)£3,634
Band Gabout 50 (8%)£4,194
Band Habout 10 (2%)£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. 43% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Central Bedfordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SG18 9AW is in (ONS area E01017412), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SG18 9AW?

The nearest open schools to SG18 9AW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SG18 9AW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SG18 9AW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SG18 9AW is Sandy Rail Station, 5.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Sandy Rail Station Railway station 5.4 kmDrive
  • Biggleswade Rail Station Railway station 6.7 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near SG18 9AW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SG18 9AW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SG18 9AW, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SG18 9AW?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SG18 9AW on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SG18 9AW?

The nearest to the centre of SG18 9AW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SG18 9AW?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SG18 9AW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SG18 9AW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which vets are near SG18 9AW?

The nearest vets to the centre of SG18 9AW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SG18 9AW in a conservation area?

The centre of SG18 9AW is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SG18 9AW?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of SG18 9AW in the latest month it has published.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SG18 9AW

Ward
Northill
Parish
Old Warden
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

MK44 3UD700 mSG18 9AN1.1 kmSG18 9AP1.3 kmSG18 9HG1.4 kmMK44 3UB1.4 kmSG18 9ES1.4 km
All of SG18

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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