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Central Bedfordshire 027C

Neighbourhood

South west Central Bedfordshire. 2,181 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Central Bedfordshire 027C is in decile 7.

Deprivation score
13.9
Joint 13,185th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£346,250
Joint 11,971st most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,103
Joint 3,884th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Central Bedfordshire 027C compares

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

Central Bedfordshire 027CMiddle
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 027C is 13.9.
13.966th 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 027C is £346,250.
£346,25071st cheapest
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 027C is 2,103.
2,10324th 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 027C is 96.7%.
96.7%joint 60th highest

Is Central Bedfordshire 027C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Bedfordshire 027C at a rate of 148.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.5 per 1,000 people across Dunstable East.

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

In August 2026 alone, 31 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Bedfordshire 027C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (113), violence and sexual offences (58) and other crime (54).

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 027C 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 027C in brief

Central Bedfordshire 027C has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 027C was £346,250 in 2025.

Central Bedfordshire 027C had 2,103 usual residents at the census.

In Central Bedfordshire 027C, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.