Buying a home in SG18, Biggleswade. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£387kmost £349k–£439k

Houses per m²£4,351flats £3,537

Sold last year2281,597 in five years

Prices in Central Bedfordshire+1.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SG18 sold for £386,996 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £349,124 and £439,232, for about 88 m² of space.

228 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £160k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SG18 0 (£4,211) and the most in SG18 8 (£4,448).

Across Central Bedfordshire, prices are up 1.2% on a year ago and up 17.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,376 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,765 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £77,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.

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House prices in SG18 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£211,864	£193k–£243k	41 m²	25
2	£302,315	£269k–£338k	61 m²	462
3	£386,996	£349k–£439k	88 m²	543
4	£473,380	£422k–£538k	112 m²	200
5+	£576,321	£503k–£711k	138 m²	158

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£212k	£302k	£387k	£473k	£576k
Detached	—	£349k	£456k	£520k	£602k
Semi-detached	£222k	£331k	£386k	£445k	£481k
Terraced	£208k	£284k	£358k	£401k	£444k
Flats	£160k	£205k	£243k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SG18

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SG18 0	£4,211	£3,405
SG18 8	£4,448	£3,581
SG18 9	£4,358	£3,533

Schools near SG18

Best state primary within 2 kmBiggleswade Academy57% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmStratton School35.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SG19 Sandy · 7 km3-bed house £357k SG17 Shefford · 7 km3-bed house £391k SG15 Arlesey · 8 km3-bed house £375k SG16 Henlow · 8 km3-bed house £354k SG7 Baldock · 11 km3-bed house £447k SG6 Letchworth Garden City · 12 km3-bed house £430k SG5 Hitchin · 12 km3-bed house £486k MK42 Bedford · 15 km3-bed house £322k

Questions about SG18

Is SG18 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Central Bedfordshire are up 1.2% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (57% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (35.3% against 43.8%); 228 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SG18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SG18 sold for £386,996 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £349,124 and £439,232.

How many homes sell in SG18 each year?

228 homes sold in the last year and 1,597 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SG18?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Biggleswade Academy, where 57% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SG18?

For a 3-bedroom house, MK42 (£322k, 15 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.