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Bedford 004F

Neighbourhood

Central Bedford. 1,805 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 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 004F is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
15.2
Joint 14,594th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£464,950
5,883rd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,745
Joint 11,748th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Bedford 004F compares

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

Bedford 004FMiddle
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 004F is 15.2.
15.256th most 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 004F is £464,950.
£464,95013th 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 004F is 1,745.
1,745joint 27th most 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 004F is 92.2%.
92.2%41st lowest

Is Bedford 004F safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bedford 004F at a rate of 52.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 53.7 per 1,000 people across Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople.

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

In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bedford 004F.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (38), anti-social behaviour (22) and other crime (15).

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 004F 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 004F in brief

Bedford 004F has a deprivation score of 15.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Bedford 004F was £464,950 in 2025.

Bedford 004F had 1,745 usual residents at the census.

In Bedford 004F, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.