5,592
Households
White Brit. · 71%
Ethnicity
Christian · 43%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
41 · 2.8 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£357,885
Median property price
351
Postcodes
Overview of Wixams & Wilstead
Coordinates52.0872, -0.4710
Postcodes
351
Population (Census)
14,561
Households (Census)
5,592
Recorded crime · May '26
41 · 2.8 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wixams & Wilstead
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.70 (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 6.70 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Wixams & Wilstead
Property sales · Wixams & Wilstead
HM Land Registry · Wixams & Wilstead
Average price
£372,024
YoY: +1.8%
Median price: £340,333
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 6 sales · avg £292,083
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£434k£363k£292k
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 Wixams & Wilstead
Crime trends · Wixams & Wilstead
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
33218
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY -14%
ASB
19124
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +29%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Demographics in Wixams & Wilstead
Ethnicity
White Brit.71.1%
Other White6.2%
Indian6.1%
African3.0%
White & Black Caribbean2.5%
+ 6 other groups · 11.3%
Religion
Christian43.2%
No religion42.2%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim3.6%
Sikh3.0%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
35–4922.2%
25–3417.0%
50–6414.5%
≤48.9%
5–98.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.4%
Other13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Any member 66+9.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.9%
+ 7 other households · 36.8%
Schools in Wixams & Wilstead
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Broadmead Lower School
Bedford · MK43 9NN
Good
1.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–9
Elstow School
Bedford · MK42 9GP
Good
2.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Wixams Tree Primary Academy
Bedford · MK42 6BA
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Wixams Academy
Bedford · MK42 6BA
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College
Bedford · MK43 9LY
2.5 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
Lakeview School
Bedford · MK42 6BH
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford · MK43 9NH
Not judged
2.2 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13
Willow Grove Primary School
Bedford · MK45 3TE
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Wilstead Primary School
Bedford · MK45 3BX
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Wixams & Wilstead
Postcodes in Wixams & Wilstead
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