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Kempston South

EnglandEast of EnglandBedfordKempston South
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Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
6,205
Households
2,431
Crimes · May '26
11 · 1.8 per 1k
2,431
Households
White Brit. · 59%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
11 · 1.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£304,500
Median property price
115
Postcodes
2,431
Households
White Brit. · 59%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
11 · 1.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£304,500
Median property price
115
Postcodes

Overview of Kempston South

Coordinates52.1119, -0.4911
Postcodes
115
Population (Census)
6,205
Households (Census)
2,431
Recorded crime · May '26
11 · 1.8 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Kempston South

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.77 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.77 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Kempston South

Property sales · Kempston South
HM Land Registry · Kempston South
Average price
£305,237
YoY: -5.2%
Median price: £303,167
View district MK42
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £285,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£410k£336k£261k
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 Kempston South

Crime trends · Kempston South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
ASB
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable

2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

11
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Kempston South

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,212
White Brit.59.4%
Indian11.3%
Other White11.0%
African3.6%
White & Black Caribbean2.3%
+ 6 other groups · 12.5%

Religion

Total residents: 6,221
Christian48.3%
No religion33.5%
Sikh5.3%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim3.4%
+ 2 other religions · 4.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,205
35–4921.9%
50–6417.2%
25–3415.7%
65–749.0%
10–157.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%

Households

Total households: 2,431
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
Other15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Any member 66+9.5%
All members 66+8.1%
+ 7 other households · 38.0%

Schools in Kempston South

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Springfield Primary School

Bedford · MK42 7LJ

Good 0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Daubeney Academy

Bedford · MK42 7PS

Requires improvement 0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
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School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Postcode Districts in Kempston South

MK42
115 postcodes