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Goldington

Middle area

South east Bedford. 9,210 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Goldington’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£302,000
3,445th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,210
1,893rd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Goldington compares

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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. Goldington is £302,000.
£302,0006th lowest
Population21 middle areas, Bedford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from 5,507 to 12,828. The middle area is 8,870. Goldington is 9,210.
9,2109th highest
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%. Goldington is 98.6%.
98.6%2nd highest
Claimant rate21 middle areas, Bedford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from 1.9% to 9.1%. The middle area is 3.7%. Goldington is 5.9%.
5.9%6th highest

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 Goldington 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.1×
130th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.7
138th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Goldington in brief

The median price paid for a home in Goldington was £302,000 in 2025.

Goldington had 9,210 usual residents at the census.

In Goldington, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Goldington, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.