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Ampthill

Ward

North west Central Bedfordshire. About 14,835 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 33 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Population
14,109
Joint 1,017th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Ampthill compares

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

AmpthillMiddle
Population31 wards, Central Bedfordshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Central Bedfordshire31 areas from 4,185 to 16,832. The middle area is 9,211. Ampthill is 14,109.
14,1093rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares31 wards, Central Bedfordshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Central Bedfordshire31 areas from 0.0% to 50.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Ampthill is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage31 wards, Central Bedfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Central Bedfordshire31 areas from 48.3% to 98.2%. The middle area is 90.4%. Ampthill is 91.4%.
91.4%12th highest
Claimant rate31 wards, Central Bedfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Central Bedfordshire31 areas from 1.5% to 5.7%. The middle area is 2.3%. Ampthill is 1.8%.
1.8%joint 4th lowest

Is Ampthill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ampthill at a rate of 38.0 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, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ampthill.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (235), anti-social behaviour (109) and other crime (90).

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 ward, so they describe all of Central Bedfordshire and not Ampthill 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
Ampthill in brief

Ampthill had 14,109 usual residents at the census.

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

In Ampthill, 91.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ampthill, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.