4,016
Households
White Brit. · 68%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
112 · 12.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£381,666
Median property price
223
Postcodes
Overview of Castle & Newnham
Coordinates52.1374, -0.4547
Postcodes
223
Population (Census)
8,652
Households (Census)
4,016
Recorded crime · May '26
112 · 12.9 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Castle & Newnham
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.32 (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 6.32 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Castle & Newnham
Property sales · Castle & Newnham
HM Land Registry · Castle & Newnham
Average price
£424,668
YoY: +3.8%
Median price: £383,333
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £373,750
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£646k£478k£310k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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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 Castle & Newnham
Crime trends · Castle & Newnham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
503621
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
43
YoY -14%
ASB
32207
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY stable
Burglary
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -86%
Criminal damage
21122
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +167%
Demographics in Castle & Newnham
Ethnicity
White Brit.68.1%
Other White13.0%
Indian2.3%
African2.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.8%
+ 6 other groups · 12.6%
Religion
Christian44.1%
No religion42.7%
Not answered6.6%
Muslim3.6%
+ other · 3.0%
Age groups
35–4921.9%
50–6420.5%
25–3415.1%
65–748.7%
20–246.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
Other25.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
Any member 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.8%
+ 8 other households · 28.8%
Schools in Castle & Newnham
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Castle Newnham School
Bedford · MK40 3EP
Outstanding
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Castle Newnham School
Bedford · MK40 3EP
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Castle & Newnham
Postcodes in Castle & Newnham
MK40 1ALMK40 1ANMK40 1AWMK40 1AYMK40 1BPMK40 1LAMK40 1LDMK40 1LEMK40 1LYMK40 1NEMK40 1NHMK40 1NJMK40 1NNMK40 1NSMK40 1NTMK40 1NUMK40 1PEMK40 1PFMK40 1PGMK40 1RNMK40 1RWMK40 1RYMK40 1RZMK40 1SBMK40 1SLMK40 1SPMK40 1SQMK40 1SUMK40 1SYMK40 1YNMK40 2FHMK40 2FJMK40 2FLMK40 2PNMK40 2PRMK40 3EGMK40 3ELMK40 3ENMK40 3EPMK40 3EQMK40 3EUMK40 3EWMK40 3EXMK40 3FAMK40 3FDMK40 3FEMK40 3FFMK40 3FGMK40 3FHMK40 3FJMK40 3FLMK40 3HDMK40 3HPMK40 3HRMK40 3HSMK40 3HUMK40 3HYMK40 3HZMK40 3JAMK40 3JBMK40 3JDMK40 3JGMK40 3JJMK40 3JNMK40 3JPMK40 3JRMK40 3JTMK40 3JWMK40 3JYMK40 3LHMK40 3NBMK40 3NDMK40 3NHMK40 3NRMK40 3NTMK40 3NUMK40 3NXMK40 3NYMK40 3NZMK40 3PAMK40 3PBMK40 3PDMK40 3PEMK40 3PFMK40 3PGMK40 3PHMK40 3PJMK40 3PLMK40 3PNMK40 3PPMK40 3PQMK40 3PRMK40 3PSMK40 3PTMK40 3PWMK40 3PXMK40 3PYMK40 3PZMK40 3QAMK40 3QBMK40 3QDMK40 3QHMK40 3QJMK40 3QLMK40 3QNMK40 3QPMK40 3QRMK40 3QSMK40 3QTMK40 3QUMK40 3QWMK40 3QXMK40 3QYMK40 3QZMK40 3RAMK40 3RBMK40 3RDMK40 3REMK40 3RFMK40 3RG