Affluence in SG18 0RD
How SG18 0RD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Biggleswade West
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,227 (2024)
SG18 0RDBiggleswade
How well off SG18 0RD is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SG18 0RD area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills5.0
- Barriers to housing and services5.0
- Health and disability6.0
- Income7.0
- Employment7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Crime9.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
64.9% of adults in the SG18 0RD area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 23.5% are retired and 4.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
32.9% of adults in the SG18 0RD area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
25.5% of adults in the SG18 0RD area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 17% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SG18 0RD (Biggleswade West) (about 1,227 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.