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Wilstead & Shortstown

Middle area

South Bedford. 10,107 people in 28 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 Wilstead & Shortstown’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£361,000
2,471st highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,533
2,690th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wilstead & Shortstown compares

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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. Wilstead & Shortstown is £361,000.
£361,0009th 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. Wilstead & Shortstown is 8,533.
8,5339th 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%. Wilstead & Shortstown is 82.8%.
82.8%5th lowest
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%. Wilstead & Shortstown is 3.3%.
3.3%9th 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 Wilstead & Shortstown 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
Wilstead & Shortstown in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wilstead & Shortstown was £361,000 in 2025.

Wilstead & Shortstown had 8,533 usual residents at the census.

In Wilstead & Shortstown, 82.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wilstead & Shortstown, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.