Deprivation in Bedford
Unitary authorityThe west of the East of England. 196,398 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 476 square kilometres.
8 layers about deprivation for Bedford, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025
17 of Bedford’s 117 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.
Deprivation score (England)
CouncilEngland onlyBedford has a deprivation score of 19.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
Among areas of the same kind in England, that is the joint 138th most deprived of 296.
A higher score means more deprivation.
English Indices of Deprivation 2025
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Bedford. The map shows each one.
Education deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Bedford. The map shows each one.
Employment deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Bedford. The map shows each one.
Health deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Bedford. The map shows each one.
Income deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Bedford. The map shows each one.
Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%
CouncilEngland only4.3% of the neighbourhoods in Bedford are among the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England.
Among councils in England, that is the joint 128th most deprived of 296.
Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%
CouncilEngland onlyIn Bedford, 17 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in England.