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Central Bedfordshire 016B

Neighbourhood

West Central Bedfordshire. 1,199 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.7 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, Central Bedfordshire 016B is in decile 10.

Deprivation score
2.0
Joint 338th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,252
Joint 13,513th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Central Bedfordshire 016B compares

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

Central Bedfordshire 016BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only175 neighbourhoods, Central Bedfordshire · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Central Bedfordshire175 areas from 2.0 to 39.9. The middle area is 10.7. Central Bedfordshire 016B is 2.0.
2.0joint least deprived
Population175 neighbourhoods, Central Bedfordshire · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Central Bedfordshire175 areas from 1,022 to 2,893. The middle area is 1,609. Central Bedfordshire 016B is 1,252.
1,25218th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage175 neighbourhoods, Central Bedfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Central Bedfordshire175 areas from 1.7% to 100.0%. The middle area is 93.9%. Central Bedfordshire 016B is 96.6%.
96.6%joint 63rd highest
Claimant rate175 neighbourhoods, Central Bedfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Central Bedfordshire175 areas from 0.4% to 7.2%. The middle area is 2.3%. Central Bedfordshire 016B is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 29th lowest

Is Central Bedfordshire 016B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Bedfordshire 016B at a rate of 17.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 40.7 per 1,000 people across Flitwick West.

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

In August 2026 alone, 1 case of crime and anti-social behaviour was recorded in Central Bedfordshire 016B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (10), anti-social behaviour (3) and burglary (3).

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 Central Bedfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of Central Bedfordshire, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Central Bedfordshire and not Central Bedfordshire 016B alone. See Central Bedfordshire

Average house price
£355,263
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,645
73rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.1×
Joint 127th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
321,605
Up 1.8% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Central Bedfordshire 016B in brief

Central Bedfordshire 016B has a deprivation score of 2.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Central Bedfordshire 016B had 1,252 usual residents at the census.

In Central Bedfordshire 016B, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central Bedfordshire 016B, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.