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Wixams & Wilstead

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South Bedford. About 14,744 people in 28 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Wixams & Wilstead, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,229
1,520th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.7%
3,778th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Wixams & Wilstead compares

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

Wixams & WilsteadMiddle
Population28 wards, Bedford · 2021
Population: every ward in Bedford28 areas from 3,162 to 12,229. The middle area is 6,892. Wixams & Wilstead is 12,229.
12,229highest
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%. Wixams & Wilstead is 89.9%.
89.9%joint 14th highest
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%. Wixams & Wilstead is 2.7%.
2.7%joint 10th lowest
Aged 15 to 6428 wards, Bedford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Bedford28 areas from 57.6% to 74.5%. The middle area is 63.4%. Wixams & Wilstead is 61.7%.
61.7%9th lowest

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 Wixams & Wilstead 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
Wixams & Wilstead in brief

Wixams & Wilstead had 12,229 usual residents at the census.

In Wixams & Wilstead, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wixams & Wilstead, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.7% of residents in Wixams & Wilstead were aged 15 to 64 at the census.