2,642
Households
White Brit. · 70%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
56 · 8.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£324,927
Median property price
209
Postcodes
Overview of Shortstown
Coordinates52.1107, -0.4218
Postcodes
209
Population (Census)
6,766
Households (Census)
2,642
Recorded crime · May '26
56 · 8.3 per 1k
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 5.26 (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 5.26 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Shortstown
Property sales · Shortstown
HM Land Registry · Shortstown
Average price
£328,524
YoY: -10.9%
Median price: £359,771
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 3 sales · avg £593,166
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£593k£390k£187k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '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 Shortstown
Crime trends · Shortstown
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
35228
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
27
YoY +69%
ASB
27153
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -56%
Vehicle Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +67%
Demographics in Shortstown
Ethnicity
White Brit.70.2%
Other White8.5%
African4.1%
Indian3.1%
White & Black Caribbean2.6%
+ 6 other groups · 11.5%
Religion
Christian45.5%
No religion41.5%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim4.0%
Hindu1.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
35–4922.9%
50–6417.4%
25–3416.5%
≤48.1%
10–157.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
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%
Schools in Shortstown
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Sheerhatch Primary School
Bedford · MK44 3TH
Good
1.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Shortstown Primary School
Bedford · MK42 0GS
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Cotton End Forest School
Bedford · MK45 3AG
Requires improvement
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Shortstown
Postcodes in Shortstown
MK42 0ADMK42 0ANMK42 0APMK42 0AWMK42 0BFMK42 0BWMK42 0DNMK42 0DPMK42 0DQMK42 0DRMK42 0DWMK42 0EEMK42 0EGMK42 0EYMK42 0EZMK42 0FBMK42 0FDMK42 0FEMK42 0FFMK42 0FHMK42 0FJMK42 0FLMK42 0FNMK42 0FPMK42 0FRMK42 0FSMK42 0FUMK42 0FXMK42 0FYMK42 0FZMK42 0GAMK42 0GBMK42 0GDMK42 0GEMK42 0GFMK42 0GGMK42 0GHMK42 0GJMK42 0GLMK42 0GNMK42 0GPMK42 0GSMK42 0GUMK42 0GWMK42 0GXMK42 0GYMK42 0GZMK42 0HUMK42 0JEMK42 0JGMK42 0JQMK42 0JSMK42 0JTMK42 0JWMK42 0JXMK42 0LAMK42 0LBMK42 0LGMK42 0LLMK42 0NPMK42 0NUMK42 0NZMK42 0PAMK42 0PDMK42 0PEMK42 0PFMK42 0PHMK42 0PUMK42 0PWMK42 0QBMK42 0QLMK42 0QWMK42 0QXMK42 0QYMK42 0QZMK42 0SWMK42 0SYMK42 0SZMK42 0TAMK42 0TBMK42 0TDMK42 0TEMK42 0TFMK42 0TGMK42 0TJMK42 0TLMK42 0TNMK42 0TPMK42 0TQMK42 0TRMK42 0TSMK42 0TTMK42 0TUMK42 0TWMK42 0TXMK42 0TYMK42 0TZMK42 0UAMK42 0UBMK42 0UDMK42 0UEMK42 0UFMK42 0UGMK42 0UHMK42 0UJMK42 0ULMK42 0UNMK42 0UPMK42 0UQMK42 0URMK42 0USMK42 0UTMK42 0UUMK42 0UWMK42 0UXMK42 0UYMK42 0UZMK42 0WFMK42 0WHMK42 0WJ