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Bedford

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
185,246
Households
74,960
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
74,960
Households
White Brit. · 64%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£344,702
Median property price
£1,024
Median rent
4,811
Postcodes
74,960
Households
White Brit. · 64%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£344,702
Median property price
£1,024
Median rent
4,811
Postcodes

Sold prices in Bedford

England & Wales
Property sales · Bedford
HM Land Registry · Bedford
Average price
£370,585
YoY: -1.5%
Median price: £344,702
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 70 sales · avg £351,549
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£396k£372k£348k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Bedford

England & Wales
Crime trends · Bedford

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
512
YoY +14%
569465361
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
207
YoY -18%
266195123
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
73
YoY -28%
1188347
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
51
YoY +42%
815529
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
100
YoY stable
1208754
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Crime
31
YoY +11%
472911
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Shoplifting
154
YoY +20%
18212772
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Possession Of Weapons
21
YoY +110%
21134
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · possession of weapons up sharply · burglary rising

1,392
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Bedford

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Bedford.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Bedford

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Admission appeals in Bedford

Appeals lodged

105

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
18 · 0.7% of admissions
Lodged
8 · 0.3% of admissions
Heard
2 · 25.0% of those heard
Successful

2,673 admissions

Infant
12 · 0.5% of admissions
Lodged
5 · 0.2% of admissions
Heard
1 · 20.0% of those heard
Successful

2,367 admissions

Secondary
87 · 2.7% of admissions
Lodged
68 · 2.1% of admissions
Heard
25 · 36.8% of those heard
Successful

3,281 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Amenities in Bedford

GPs make up most of the mapped places

33 GPs · 10 Museums · 6 Libraries · 54 in all

  • GPs33
  • Museums10
  • Libraries6
  • Hospitals4
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Bedford

Median private rent

£1,024/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£796
1 bed
£1,024
2 bed
£1,253
3 bed
£1,800
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Bedford

Coordinates52.1444, -0.4729
Postcodes
4,811
Population (Census)
185,246
Households (Census)
74,960
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.5 per 1k

Demographics in Bedford

Ethnicity

Total residents: 185,247
White Brit.64.1%
Other White10.2%
Indian5.5%
African3.0%
Pakistani2.9%
+ 7 other groups · 14.4%

Religion

Total residents: 185,210
Christian47.6%
No religion34.1%
Muslim7.0%
Not answered5.8%
Sikh2.2%
+ 2 other religions · 3.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 185,246
35–4920.8%
50–6418.9%
25–3413.7%
65–749.0%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%

Households

Total households: 74,960
Other17.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.7%
Any member 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
All members 66+8.6%
+ 7 other households · 36.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bedford

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.65 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.65 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).