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Bromham & Biddenham

Middle area

South west Bedford. 13,767 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 14 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 33% of people in Bromham & Biddenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£405,000
Joint 1,852nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,828
124th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
33%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Bromham & Biddenham

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bromham & Biddenham at a rate of 45.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.8 per 1,000 people across Bedford.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences213
Anti-social behaviour119
Vehicle crime109
Other crime91
Criminal damage and arson33
Burglary19
Drug offences19
Shoplifting10
Robbery6
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Bromham & Biddenham compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Bromham & BiddenhamMiddle
Median sale price21 middle areas, Bedford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from £248,000 to £464,975. The middle area is £337,500. Bromham & Biddenham is £405,000.
£405,0004th most expensive
Population21 middle areas, Bedford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from 5,507 to 12,828. The middle area is 8,870. Bromham & Biddenham is 12,828.
12,828most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 middle areas, Bedford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from 0.0% to 53.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Bromham & Biddenham is 33.0%.
33%2nd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 middle areas, Bedford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from 47.4% to 99.8%. The middle area is 93.0%. Bromham & Biddenham is 93.8%.
93.8%9th highest

Is Bromham & Biddenham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bromham & Biddenham at a rate of 45.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.8 per 1,000 people across Bedford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bromham & Biddenham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (213), anti-social behaviour (119) and vehicle crime (109).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Bedford

These figures are published for the whole of Bedford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bedford and not Bromham & Biddenham alone. See Bedford

Average house price
£333,824
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,214
116th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.1×
Joint 130th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.7
Joint 138th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bromham & Biddenham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bromham & Biddenham was £405,000 in 2025.

Bromham & Biddenham had 12,828 usual residents at the census.

About 33% of people in Bromham & Biddenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bromham & Biddenham, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.