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Shortstown

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
6,766
Households
2,642
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 8.6 per 1k
2,642
Households
White Brit. · 70%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£338,250
Median property price
211
Postcodes
2,642
Households
White Brit. · 70%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 8.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£338,250
Median property price
211
Postcodes

Sold prices in Shortstown

England & Wales
Property sales · Shortstown
HM Land Registry · Shortstown
Average price
£350,683
YoY: -3.9%
Median price: £359,771
View district MK42
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 6 sales · avg £361,083
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£593k£390k£187k
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 Shortstown

England & Wales
Crime trends · Shortstown

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
18
YoY +50%
35228
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
15
YoY +36%
27153
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

58
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Shortstown

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
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Amenities in Shortstown

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

Overview of Shortstown

Coordinates52.1107, -0.4217
Postcodes
211
Population (Census)
6,766
Households (Census)
2,642
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 8.6 per 1k

Demographics in Shortstown

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,772
White Brit.70.2%
Other White8.5%
African4.1%
Indian3.1%
White & Black Caribbean2.6%
+ 6 other groups · 11.5%

Religion

Total residents: 6,773
Christian45.5%
No religion41.5%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim4.0%
Hindu1.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,766
35–4922.9%
50–6417.4%
25–3416.5%
≤48.1%
10–157.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 27.4%

Households

Total households: 2,642
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.2%
Other15.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 36.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Shortstown

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.74 (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 5.74 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).