4,451
Households
White Brit. · 58%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
118 · 10.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£281,667
Median property price
195
Postcodes
Overview of Kempston Central & East
Coordinates52.1176, -0.4917
Postcodes
195
Population (Census)
11,195
Households (Census)
4,451
Recorded crime · May '26
118 · 10.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Kempston Central & East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.20 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.20 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Kempston Central & East
Property sales · Kempston Central & East
HM Land Registry · Kempston Central & East
Average price
£287,098
YoY: +6.8%
Median price: £270,800
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £322,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£323k£259k£196k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Kempston Central & East
Crime trends · Kempston Central & East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
594734
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
48
YoY -13%
ASB
26177
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY -18%
Vehicle Crime
1383
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY stable
Burglary
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Criminal damage
21135
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY +75%
Demographics in Kempston Central & East
Ethnicity
White Brit.58.1%
Other White11.1%
Indian10.5%
African3.3%
Caribbean2.3%
+ 6 other groups · 14.6%
Religion
Christian46.1%
No religion33.9%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim4.7%
Sikh4.5%
+ 2 other religions · 5.2%
Age groups
35–4921.4%
50–6419.2%
25–3414.5%
65–748.2%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Other17.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Any member 66+10.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.6%
+ 7 other households · 40.2%
Schools in Kempston Central & East
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Balliol Primary School
Bedford · MK42 7ER
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Camestone School
Bedford · MK42 8NW
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Kempston Central & East
Postcodes in Kempston Central & East
MK42 7BFMK42 7BPMK42 7BSMK42 7BTMK42 7DBMK42 7DDMK42 7DEMK42 7DSMK42 7DXMK42 7DYMK42 7DZMK42 7EAMK42 7EDMK42 7EGMK42 7EHMK42 7EJMK42 7ELMK42 7ENMK42 7EPMK42 7ERMK42 7ESMK42 7ETMK42 7EUMK42 7EWMK42 7EXMK42 7EYMK42 7EZMK42 7FAMK42 7HAMK42 7HBMK42 7HDMK42 7HEMK42 7HFMK42 7HGMK42 7HHMK42 7HJMK42 7HLMK42 7HNMK42 7HPMK42 7HQMK42 7HRMK42 7HSMK42 7HTMK42 7HXMK42 7HYMK42 7LWMK42 7NZMK42 7PQMK42 7PYMK42 7QHMK42 7QJMK42 7QLMK42 7QPMK42 7QRMK42 7TJMK42 8ADMK42 8AEMK42 8AFMK42 8AGMK42 8AHMK42 8AJMK42 8ALMK42 8AQMK42 8AYMK42 8BAMK42 8BBMK42 8BDMK42 8BEMK42 8BGMK42 8BHMK42 8BLMK42 8BQMK42 8DEMK42 8DFMK42 8DNMK42 8DRMK42 8DSMK42 8DTMK42 8DUMK42 8DWMK42 8DXMK42 8EAMK42 8EBMK42 8EDMK42 8EGMK42 8EHMK42 8ENMK42 8EPMK42 8ERMK42 8ESMK42 8ETMK42 8HAMK42 8HDMK42 8HEMK42 8HFMK42 8HGMK42 8HHMK42 8HLMK42 8HNMK42 8HPMK42 8HRMK42 8HSMK42 8HTMK42 8HUMK42 8HXMK42 8HZMK42 8JAMK42 8JBMK42 8JDMK42 8JEMK42 8JFMK42 8JGMK42 8JHMK42 8JJMK42 8JLMK42 8JNMK42 8JPMK42 8JQMK42 8JRMK42 8JS