Sandy

8°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 11° / 8° · 55% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:29

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Brent - Ikea, United Kingdom

• 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

98 reported · August 2026▲ 14% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences28
• Anti-social behaviour26
• Criminal damage & arson11
• Public order11

Neighbourhood team: Biggleswade, Sandy, Potton and Shefford · Bedfordshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

475 reported road collisions (2025)

113 killed or seriously injured · 688 casualties · 16.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

73 food businesses within 2 miles

• 58 rated 4–5 ★ (54 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Sandy (0.7 km)
• 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£355,263 average▲ 0.1% YoY

Across Central Bedfordshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,250 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY

• 1 bed £865
• 2 bed £1,097
• 3 bed £1,376

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

9.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.7 times median annual pay (10.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

4,398 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (0.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 195.9p · ESSO (11.3 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

7 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: MCMULLEN KINGS REACH 1 (4.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Homeowners refunded £142,000 after rogue trader investigation· 3 Nov 2026
• Firework season sparks safety checks across Central Bedfordshire· 3 Nov 2026
• Protecting our roads and keeping Central Bedfordshire moving this winter· 29 Oct 2026
• Residents invited to help shape Public Health Funerals Policy· 29 Oct 2026
• Remembrance Day road closures – 2026· 28 Oct 2026

Source: Central Bedfordshire Council

294,252 residents in Central Bedfordshire · 411/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK20,665
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,435
• Net moves+4,230

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 230 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,516 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 134,350)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

136 schools · 49,238 pupils

95 primary · 14 secondary · 27 other

Ofsted: 52 of 59 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

129 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Central Bedfordshire

224 CQC-registered services

• Care homes64
• GP practices27
• Dentists56
• Homecare agencies58
• Hospitals & hospices3

CQC ratings: 85% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Central Bedfordshire

• In a conservation area (Sandy Conservation Area)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 42 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

421 applications decided

81.5% granted · 343 granted, 78 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Richard Fuller

Conservative

North Bedfordshire

Source: UK Parliament

Independent (minority)

• Lab 4
• Con 20
• LD 8
• Grn 1
• Ref 2
• Oth 28

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens108
• Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

14,040 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

90 jobs advertised · £37,256 avg

e.g. Control Panel Builder, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

£869 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,560 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

54% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 138,501 certificates

8.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

68% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Gas 31% · Nuclear 16% · Biomass 8%

133 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 82 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 60.9 women · 61.5 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

3 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in SG19

• Greensands (Potton)
• Sandy Health Centre
• Sandhills Pcn Hub

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Bedfordshire:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases623 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth275 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Dedicated funding for Epidermolysis Bullosa and rare skin conditions research239 local signatures · 11,555 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND221 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks214 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  The Roundabout Club · 0.1 km

  The Roundabout Club, formerly Sandy Town Hall, is a bar and music venue in Sandy, Bedfordshire, a town in England. It has never been the meeting place of any of the local authorities in the area.

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  Sandy, Bedfordshire · 0.6 km

  Sandy is a town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, England. It lies 8 miles (13 km) to the east of Bedford, 18 miles (29 km) to the south west of Cambridge and 43 miles (69 km) north of Central London. It had a…

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  The Riddy · 0.7 km

  The Riddy is an 8.4 hectare flood meadow and Local Nature Reserve located in Sandy, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, bordering the River Ivel. Owned by Sandy Town Council but managed by both the Wildlife Trust for Bedfor…

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  Sandy railway station · 0.7 km

  Sandy railway station serves the town of Sandy in Bedfordshire, England. It is on the East Coast Main Line, about 44 miles (71 km) from London King's Cross. Sandy is managed by Great Northern but all train services ar…

• Sandy Secondary School · 0.9 km

  Sandy Secondary School is a coeducational secondary school, located in Sandy, Bedfordshire, England.

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  Beeston, Bedfordshire · 1.2 km

  Beeston is a village in the civil parish of Sandy in Central Bedfordshire, ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. The village lies about half a mile south of Sandy, north of Biggleswade and east of Bedford.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)