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Putnoe

Middle area

South Bedford. 8,140 people in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Putnoe’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£370,000
2,317th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,061
3,452nd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Putnoe compares

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

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Median sale price21 middle areas, Bedford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from £248,000 to £464,975. The middle area is £337,500. Putnoe is £370,000.
£370,0008th highest
Population21 middle areas, Bedford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from 5,507 to 12,828. The middle area is 8,870. Putnoe is 8,061.
8,0617th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 middle areas, Bedford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from 47.4% to 99.8%. The middle area is 93.0%. Putnoe is 99.8%.
99.8%highest
Claimant rate21 middle areas, Bedford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from 1.9% to 9.1%. The middle area is 3.7%. Putnoe is 2.5%.
2.5%5th lowest

Figures for the whole of Bedford

These figures are published for the whole of Bedford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bedford and not Putnoe 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
Deprivation score
19.7
138th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Putnoe in brief

The median price paid for a home in Putnoe was £370,000 in 2025.

Putnoe had 8,061 usual residents at the census.

In Putnoe, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Putnoe, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.