# Bedford

Town in Bedford, East of England.

Bedford is a town in Bedford, East of England. Median sale price £330,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 126.6 per 1,000 people. About 101,383 people.

Town. Code E63003597. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford)

Bedford is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Bedford add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 330th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bedford#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 97,226** (2021). Bedford had 97,226 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 109th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bedford#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in Bedford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bedford#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.1%** (January 2026). In Bedford, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bedford#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63003597) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 1% of people in Bedford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63003597) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,086 homes were sold in Bedford in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63003597) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Bedford.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63003597) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bedford had 97,226 usual residents at the census.

## How Bedford compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Bedford | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £330,000 | joint 55th cheapest | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 |
| Population | 97,226 | 11th most populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 1% | joint 57th most people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.1% | 55th lowest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 |

## Is Bedford safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bedford at a rate of 126.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,331 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bedford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (4,375), other crime (2,299) and anti-social behaviour (1,908).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Bedford was 117.8 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Bedford, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Bedford has no single figure. Of its 63 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Bedford

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bedford 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01033431) | 1,745 | 52.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.2% |
| [Bedford 004I](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01034413) | 1,156 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 67.9% |
| [Bedford 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017453) | 1,361 | 113.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Bedford 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017454) | 1,456 | 49.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Bedford 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017455) | 1,416 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Bedford 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017456) | 1,485 | 43.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.5% |
| [Bedford 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017457) | 1,210 | 116.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.5% |
| [Bedford 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017458) | 1,233 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Bedford 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017529) | 1,283 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Bedford 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017530) | 1,441 | 24.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [Bedford 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017531) | 1,342 | 65.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Bedford 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017532) | 1,299 | 59.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [Bedford 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017533) | 1,165 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [Bedford 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017534) | 1,531 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bedford 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017488) | 1,560 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.0% |
| [Bedford 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017489) | 1,609 | 78.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Bedford 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017490) | 1,366 | 166.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| [Bedford 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017491) | 1,555 | 67.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.4% |
| [Bedford 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017492) | 1,471 | 183.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.3% |
| [Bedford 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017493) | 1,648 | 86.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Bedford 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017460) | 2,360 | 50.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.8% |
| [Bedford 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01034414) | 1,520 | 57.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.0% |
| [Bedford 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017482) | 1,411 | 83.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| [Bedford 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017483) | 1,743 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Bedford 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017484) | 1,405 | 105.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 78.8% |
| [Bedford 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017485) | 1,376 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.4% |
| [Bedford 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017497) | 1,369 | 121.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Bedford 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017498) | 1,187 | 91.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.5% |
| [Bedford 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017499) | 1,380 | 194.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.5% |
| [Bedford 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017500) | 1,192 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| [Bedford 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017501) | 1,879 | 115.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 78.3% |
| [Bedford 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017502) | 1,863 | 374.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.2% |
| [Bedford 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017524) | 1,689 | 169.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.4% |
| [Bedford 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017525) | 1,231 | 49.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Bedford 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017526) | 1,501 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Bedford 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017527) | 1,189 | 156.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% |
| [Bedford 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017466) | 2,306 | 463.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 72.5% |
| [Bedford 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017467) | 1,363 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.2% |
| [Bedford 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017468) | 1,381 | 54.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Bedford 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017470) | 1,309 | 42.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Bedford 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017471) | 1,884 | 394.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 74.6% |
| [Bedford 012G](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01034418) | 1,125 | 93.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 62.3% |
| [Bedford 012H](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01034419) | 1,280 | 641.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 40.2% |
| [Bedford 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017535) | 2,211 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Bedford 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017536) | 2,541 | 92.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 79.4% |
| [Bedford 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017537) | 1,498 | 76.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| [Bedford 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017538) | 1,885 | 127.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Bedford 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017539) | 1,644 | 69.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Bedford 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017518) | 1,736 | 116.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.2% |
| [Bedford 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017519) | 1,635 | 199.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.1% |
| [Bedford 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017520) | 1,827 | 91.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 75.4% |
| [Bedford 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017521) | 1,642 | 86.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.1% |
| [Bedford 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017522) | 2,087 | 386.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 82.3% |
| [Bedford 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017523) | 1,756 | 88.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bedford 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017472) | 1,540 | 97.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Bedford 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017474) | 1,881 | 133.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.7% |
| [Bedford 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017475) | 1,631 | 150.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.0% |
| [Bedford 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017476) | 1,525 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Bedford 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017477) | 1,341 | 107.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Bedford 015G](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01034420) | 1,889 | 296.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 82.1% |
| [Bedford 015H](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01034421) | 1,559 | 125.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 63.8% |
| [Bedford 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01034431) | 1,914 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.3% |
| [Bedford 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01034432) | 1,240 | 146.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.8% |

## Your MP

- [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bedford): Mohammad Yasin (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford)

## Postcode districts covering Bedford

[MK40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40), [MK41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk41), [MK42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42)

## Middle areas in Bedford

[Brickhill](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/brickhill), [Castle & Kingsway](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/castle-and-kingsway), [Cauldwell](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/cauldwell), [De Parys](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/de-parys), [Goldington](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/goldington), [Harpur](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/harpur), [Kingsbrook](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/kingsbrook), [Newnham](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/newnham), [Putnoe](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/putnoe), [Queens Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/queens-park)

## Towns near Bedford

[Kempston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kempston), [Wootton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wootton), [Sandy](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sandy), [Ampthill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ampthill), [St Neots](https://openindex.co.uk/town/st-neots), [Biggleswade](https://openindex.co.uk/town/biggleswade)

## Bedford in brief

Bedford is a town in Bedford, East of England.
About 101,383 people lived in Bedford in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £330,000 in 2025 across 1,086 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 126.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Bedford was £330,000 in 2025.
Bedford had 97,226 usual residents at the census.
About 1% of people in Bedford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bedford, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63003597
- Constituency: [Bedford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bedford)
- Council: [Bedford †](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 22.34 km²
- People, mid-2024: 101,383*
- Neighbourhoods: 63
- Output areas: 304

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Kempston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kempston), [Wootton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wootton), [Sandy](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sandy), [Ampthill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ampthill), [St Neots](https://openindex.co.uk/town/st-neots), [Biggleswade](https://openindex.co.uk/town/biggleswade)

## Latest updates for Bedford

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63003597

## How to cite

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