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Stotfold

Middle area

East Central Bedfordshire. 13,704 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 12 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Stotfold live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£430,000
Joint 1,590th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,420
Joint 183rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Stotfold

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stotfold at a rate of 48.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences248
Anti-social behaviour161
Other crime129
Criminal damage and arson43
Vehicle crime27
Drug offences23
Shoplifting18
Burglary12
Robbery3
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Stotfold compares

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

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Median sale price33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from £275,000 to £510,000. The middle area is £367,500. Stotfold is £430,000.
£430,0006th most expensive
Population33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from 5,358 to 13,726. The middle area is 9,325. Stotfold is 12,420.
12,4202nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from 0.0% to 35.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Stotfold is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from 47.9% to 98.2%. The middle area is 88.4%. Stotfold is 93.3%.
93.3%joint 9th highest

Is Stotfold safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stotfold at a rate of 48.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.

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

In August 2026 alone, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Stotfold.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (248), anti-social behaviour (161) and other crime (129).

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 middle area, so they describe all of Central Bedfordshire and not Stotfold alone. See Central Bedfordshire

Average house price
£356,758
Up 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,645
73rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
Joint 123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.1
Joint 65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Stotfold in brief

The median price paid for a home in Stotfold was £430,000 in 2025.

Stotfold had 12,420 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Stotfold live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Stotfold, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.