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Central Bedfordshire 028H

Neighbourhood

South west Central Bedfordshire. 1,574 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 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 028H is in decile 4.

Deprivation score
22.0
Joint 13,104th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£320,000
Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,479
Joint 22,079th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Central Bedfordshire 028H compares

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

Central Bedfordshire 028HMiddle
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 028H is 22.0.
22.024th 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 028H is £320,000.
£320,000joint 46th 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 028H is 1,479.
1,479joint 54th 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 028H is 68.0%.
68.0%20th lowest

Is Central Bedfordshire 028H safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Bedfordshire 028H at a rate of 51.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across Dunstable West.

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

In August 2026 alone, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Bedfordshire 028H.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (37), anti-social behaviour (19) and other crime (10).

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 028H 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 028H in brief

Central Bedfordshire 028H has a deprivation score of 22.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 028H was £320,000 in 2025.

Central Bedfordshire 028H had 1,479 usual residents at the census.

In Central Bedfordshire 028H, 68.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.