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Cauldwell

Ward

South Bedford. About 13,112 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Cauldwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,051
Joint 1,579th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Cauldwell compares

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

CauldwellMiddle
Population28 wards, Bedford · 2021
Population: every ward in Bedford28 areas from 3,162 to 12,229. The middle area is 6,892. Cauldwell is 12,051.
12,0512nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares28 wards, Bedford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Bedford28 areas from 0.0% to 67.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Cauldwell is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage28 wards, Bedford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bedford28 areas from 46.4% to 99.8%. The middle area is 89.9%. Cauldwell is 89.8%.
89.8%13th lowest
Claimant rate28 wards, Bedford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bedford28 areas from 1.5% to 11.1%. The middle area is 3.3%. Cauldwell is 7.3%.
7.3%4th highest

Is Cauldwell safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cauldwell at a rate of 145.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.8 per 1,000 people across Bedford.

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

In August 2026 alone, 171 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cauldwell.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (685), other crime (362) and anti-social behaviour (275).

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 ward, so they describe all of Bedford and not Cauldwell 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.1×
Joint 130th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.7
Joint 138th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cauldwell in brief

Cauldwell had 12,051 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Cauldwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Cauldwell, 89.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cauldwell, 7.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.