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Bedford 003D

Neighbourhood

South west Bedford. 1,231 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.8 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 003D is in decile 7.

Deprivation score
12.6
Joint 11,816th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£290,000
Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,209
Joint 12,730th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Bedford 003D compares

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

Bedford 003DMiddle
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 003D is 12.6.
12.637th 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 003D is £290,000.
£290,00031st cheapest
Population117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 1,023 to 2,781. The middle area is 1,520. Bedford 003D is 1,209.
1,20912th 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 003D is 86.3%.
86.3%36th lowest

Is Bedford 003D safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bedford 003D at a rate of 39.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 52.5 per 1,000 people across Clapham, Oakley & Thurleigh.

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

In August 2026 alone, 5 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bedford 003D.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (20), vehicle crime (8) and anti-social behaviour (7).

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 003D 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 003D in brief

Bedford 003D has a deprivation score of 12.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Bedford 003D was £290,000 in 2025.

Bedford 003D had 1,209 usual residents at the census.

In Bedford 003D, 86.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.