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Cauldwell

Middle area

South Bedford. 12,414 people in 2.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Cauldwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£248,000
Joint 2,640th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,371
446th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Cauldwell

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cauldwell at a rate of 145.5 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 offences685
Other crime362
Anti-social behaviour275
Criminal damage and arson131
Vehicle crime119
Drug offences80
Shoplifting75
Burglary51
Robbery18
Theft from the person10

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Cauldwell compares

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

CauldwellMiddle
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. Cauldwell is £248,000.
£248,000cheapest
Population21 middle areas, Bedford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from 5,507 to 12,828. The middle area is 8,870. Cauldwell is 11,371.
11,3713rd most 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%. Cauldwell is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest 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%. Cauldwell is 89.3%.
89.3%8th lowest

Is Cauldwell safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cauldwell at a rate of 145.5 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, 171 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cauldwell.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (685), other crime (362) and anti-social behaviour (275).

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 Cauldwell 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
Cauldwell in brief

The median price paid for a home in Cauldwell was £248,000 in 2025.

Cauldwell had 11,371 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Cauldwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Cauldwell, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.