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Bedford 008E

Neighbourhood

South west Bedford. 1,379 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Bedford 008E is in decile 9.

Deprivation score
6.5
Joint 4,507th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£396,250
Joint 8,890th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,358
Joint 16,463rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Bedford 008E compares

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

Bedford 008EMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 2.7 to 56.8. The middle area is 14.9. Bedford 008E is 6.5.
6.59th least deprived
Median sale price108 neighbourhoods, Bedford · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Bedford108 areas from £162,500 to £625,000. The middle area is £345,000. Bedford 008E is £396,250.
£396,25032nd most expensive
Population117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 1,023 to 2,781. The middle area is 1,520. Bedford 008E is 1,358.
1,35827th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 10.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.9%. Bedford 008E is 96.2%.
96.2%52nd lowest

Is Bedford 008E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bedford 008E at a rate of 18.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 45.0 per 1,000 people across Bromham & Biddenham.

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

In August 2026 alone, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bedford 008E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (14), vehicle crime (3) and criminal damage and arson (3).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Bedford and not Bedford 008E alone. See Bedford

Average house price
£330,462
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,214
116th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.0×
Joint 133rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
196,398
Up 0.8% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Bedford 008E in brief

Bedford 008E has a deprivation score of 6.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Bedford 008E was £396,250 in 2025.

Bedford 008E had 1,358 usual residents at the census.

In Bedford 008E, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.