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Kempston North

Middle area

South Bedford. 5,517 people in 1.9 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 Kempston North’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£317,500
3,177th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,507
2,199th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kempston North 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. Kempston North is £317,500.
£317,5007th 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. Kempston North is 5,507.
5,507lowest
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%. Kempston North is 93.2%.
93.2%10th 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%. Kempston North is 5.4%.
5.4%7th 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 Kempston North 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
Kempston North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Kempston North was £317,500 in 2025.

Kempston North had 5,507 usual residents at the census.

In Kempston North, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kempston North, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.