Primrose Close Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (SG18), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25200375.
- Sales: 19 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £450,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (D: 6, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Central Bedfordshire costs £2,516 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Biggleswade, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 80 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 42 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Saffron Health Partnership, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 28 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £372,000 | £372,000 | £372,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £265,500 | £265,500 | £265,500 |
| 2004 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £234,000 | £233,000 | £235,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £199,000 | £193,000 | £205,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £127,750 | £121,000 | £134,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £109,500 | £109,500 | £109,500 |
| 1996 | 2 | £91,750 | £81,500 | £102,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2021 | 4 SG18 8SN | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2021 | 1 SG18 8SN | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 15 SG18 8SN | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 17 SG18 8SN | Detached | £360,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Mar 2016 | 7 SG18 8SN | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2015 | 19 SG18 8SN | Detached | £372,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2013 | 9 SG18 8SN | Detached | £265,500 | |
| 11 May 2004 | 1 SG18 8SN | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2003 | 4 SG18 8SN | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2003 | 3 SG18 8SN | Detached | £233,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2002 | 9 SG18 8SN | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2002 | 1 SG18 8SN | Detached | £193,000 | |
| 31 Aug 1999 | 5 SG18 8SN | Detached | £134,500 | |
| 18 Jun 1999 | 15 SG18 8SN | Semi-detached | £121,000 | |
| 30 Oct 1998 | 17 SG18 8SN | Detached | £95,000 | |
| 30 Sep 1997 | 1 SG18 8SN | Detached | £109,500 | |
| 28 Nov 1996 | 11 SG18 8SN | Detached | £81,500 | |
| 11 Nov 1996 | 1 SG18 8SN | Detached | £102,000 | |
| 31 Mar 1995 | 15 SG18 8SN | Semi-detached | £93,500 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 115 m². Most common: House, detached (8). Built: 1991-1995 (5); 1983-1990 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Central Bedfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,516 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,677 | £1,957 | £2,237 | £2,516 | £3,075 | £3,634 | £4,194 | £5,032 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (32% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG18 8SN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| SG18 8SL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 42 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG18 8SL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SG18 8SN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Biggleswade 895,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Sandy 679,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Arlesey 688,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dunton Lane Biggleswade | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Biggleswade | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 24.1 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Saffron Health Partnership | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jardines Pharmacy | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Dental Surgery | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Biggleswade Hospital Spring House | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Biggleswade Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mfg - Biggleswade | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 11 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,820 m² | 270 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stratton Park moated enclosure and associated manorial earthworks, a scheduled monument, 480 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stratton Park moated enclosure and associated manorial earthworks | Scheduled monument | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ash Covert | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Dunton Fen | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Topler's Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
| The Belt | Wood | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north |
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
| Crow Grove | Wood | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Central Bedfordshire: see them on the Central Bedfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggleswade Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stratton School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Lawnside Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lidl SG18 8QB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 300 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2021 |
| Londis Biggleswade SG18 8EJ | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2024 |
| Hobbycraft Trading Ltd SG18 8NE | Retailers - other | 310 m | Exempt | |
| Costa Ltd SG18 8NE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Blue Apple Catering Holdings Ltd SG18 8QB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2025 |
| McDonald's Restaurants Ltd SG18 8QB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Marks & Spencer SG18 8PS | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 390 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2025 |
| Biggleswade Academy - Years R-4 SG18 8NX | School/college/university | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (16); On or near Bluebell Close (5); On or near Skinner Close (4); On or near London Road (2); On or near Jasmine Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Milestones · Bluebell Close · Milestones · Skinner Close · Jasmine Close · Foxglove Drive · Dunton Lane · Clover Close · London Road · Coltsfoot · Saxon Drive · Stratton Park
All the streets in SG18 and across Central Bedfordshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.