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Central Bedfordshire 003A

Neighbourhood

North east Central Bedfordshire. 1,105 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 29 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 003A is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
17.2
Joint 16,636th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£415,000
Joint 7,951st most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,167
Joint 12,153rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Central Bedfordshire 003A compares

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

Central Bedfordshire 003AMiddle
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 003A is 17.2.
17.241st 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 003A is £415,000.
£415,000joint 40th 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 003A is 1,167.
1,1678th 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 003A is 90.7%.
90.7%65th lowest

Is Central Bedfordshire 003A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Bedfordshire 003A at a rate of 38.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 46.8 per 1,000 people across Potton.

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

In August 2026 alone, 6 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Bedfordshire 003A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (17), other crime (7) and burglary (6).

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 003A 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 003A in brief

Central Bedfordshire 003A has a deprivation score of 17.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 003A was £415,000 in 2025.

Central Bedfordshire 003A had 1,167 usual residents at the census.

In Central Bedfordshire 003A, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.