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Central Bedfordshire 004C

Neighbourhood

North east Central Bedfordshire. 2,129 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 17 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 004C is in decile 5.

Deprivation score
18.2
Joint 16,139th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£444,000
Joint 6,672nd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,994
Joint 5,382nd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
22.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Central Bedfordshire 004C compares

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

Central Bedfordshire 004CMiddle
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 004C is 18.2.
18.2joint 38th most deprived
Median sale price172 neighbourhoods, Central Bedfordshire · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Central Bedfordshire172 areas from £190,000 to £827,500. The middle area is £357,375. Central Bedfordshire 004C is £444,000.
£444,00026th most expensive
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 004C is 1,994.
1,99434th most 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 004C is 22.7%.
22.7%3rd lowest

Is Central Bedfordshire 004C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Bedfordshire 004C at a rate of 147.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 80.6 per 1,000 people across Blunham, Caldecote & Broom.

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

In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Bedfordshire 004C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (203), anti-social behaviour (40) and other crime (28).

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 004C 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 004C in brief

Central Bedfordshire 004C has a deprivation score of 18.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 004C was £444,000 in 2025.

Central Bedfordshire 004C had 1,994 usual residents at the census.

In Central Bedfordshire 004C, 22.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.