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Bedford 018B

Neighbourhood

South Bedford. 1,776 people in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Bedford 018B is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
32.5
7,137th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,725
12,518th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bedford 018B compares

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

Bedford 018BMiddle
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 018B is 32.5.
32.5joint 18th most deprived
Population117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 1,023 to 2,781. The middle area is 1,520. Bedford 018B is 1,725.
1,72531st highest
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 018B is 96.9%.
96.9%joint 56th highest
Claimant rate117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 0.8% to 15.5%. The middle area is 3.4%. Bedford 018B is 5.3%.
5.3%31st highest

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 018B 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
Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%
4.3%
128th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bedford 018B in brief

Bedford 018B has a deprivation score of 32.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Bedford 018B had 1,725 usual residents at the census.

In Bedford 018B, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bedford 018B, 5.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.