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Bedford 006B

Neighbourhood

South Bedford. 1,458 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.7 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 006B is in decile 10.

Deprivation score
3.4
Joint 1,329th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£370,000
Joint 10,375th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,441
Joint 20,117th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Bedford 006B compares

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

Bedford 006BMiddle
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 006B is 3.4.
3.42nd 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 006B is £370,000.
£370,00038th 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 006B is 1,441.
1,44144th 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 006B is 99.5%.
99.5%joint 22nd highest

Is Bedford 006B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bedford 006B at a rate of 24.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 47.3 per 1,000 people across Putnoe.

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

In August 2026 alone, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bedford 006B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (18), anti-social behaviour (10) and other crime (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 006B 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 006B in brief

Bedford 006B has a deprivation score of 3.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Bedford 006B was £370,000 in 2025.

Bedford 006B had 1,441 usual residents at the census.

In Bedford 006B, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.