Bacteriostatic water in Sandy

Local facts for Sandy

Sandy sits in the SG19 postcode district (SG area), within Central Bedfordshire, East of England, England.

SG19 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Sandy go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• University of Cambridge, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 28.7 km
• The University of Northampton, Biological Sciences, 43.2 km
• Institute of Zoology, Biological Sciences, 66.6 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Sandy with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 68.1 km south
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 68.4 km south
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 69.4 km south
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 69.6 km south
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 70.6 km south
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 71.5 km south
• University of Greenwich (UKPRN 10007146): Chemistry, 74.3 km south
• Oxford Brookes University (UKPRN 10004930): Biological Sciences, 76.4 km south-west

Nearby: Biggleswade (5 km), Potton (5.1 km), Shefford (10.5 km), St Neots (11.1 km), Bedford (12.3 km).

Regional hub: St Albans.

Sandy lies north of St Albans, about 42.1 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the SG postcode area (18 of the 227 we list for East of England):

• Stotfold, SG5, 13.1 km
• Arlesey, SG15, 13.7 km
• Baldock, SG7, 16.9 km
• Letchworth Garden City, SG6, 17.1 km
• North Hertfordshire, SG6, 19.7 km
• Hitchin, SG5, 20 km
• SG, 24.8 km
• Stevenage, SG1, 25.9 km

Postcode districts in the SG area covered by our East of England location pages: SG1, SG5, SG6, SG7, SG9, SG11, SG12, SG14, SG15, SG17, SG18, SG19.

More nearby location pages in East of England (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Central Bedfordshire (15 location pages): Biggleswade 5 km, Potton 5.1 km, Shefford 10.5 km, Stotfold 13.1 km, Arlesey 13.7 km, Ampthill 17.7 km, Central Bedfordshire 19.6 km, Flitwick 19.9 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Sandy: north, St Neots (11.1 km); east, Potton (5.1 km); south, Biggleswade (5 km); west, Bedford (12.3 km).

Location pages in East of England within 10 km of Sandy: 2; within 25 km: 22; within 50 km: 77.

Map reference: 52.1292, -0.2884 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074570512).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.