# Houghton Regis Town in Central Bedfordshire, East of England. Houghton Regis is a town in Central Bedfordshire, East of England. Median sale price £328,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 92.2 per 1,000 people. Town. Code E63004127. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) Houghton Regis is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Houghton Regis 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: £328,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Houghton Regis was £328,000 in 2025. 339th 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/houghton-regis#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 18,814** (2021). Houghton Regis had 18,814 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 579th 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/houghton-regis#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 18%** (2022). About 18% of people in Houghton Regis 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/houghton-regis#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.2%** (January 2026). In Houghton Regis, 96.2% 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/houghton-regis#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004127) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 18% of people in Houghton Regis 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=E63004127) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 377 homes were sold in Houghton Regis in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004127) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Houghton Regis. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004127) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Houghton Regis had 18,814 usual residents at the census. ## How Houghton Regis compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Houghton Regis | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £328,000 | 54th cheapest | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 | | Population | 18,814 | 63rd least populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 18% | 42nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.2% | joint 22nd highest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 | ## Is Houghton Regis safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Houghton Regis at a rate of 92.2 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, 204 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Houghton Regis. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (795), anti-social behaviour (520) and other crime (362). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Houghton Regis was 85.9 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 Houghton Regis, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Houghton Regis has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Houghton Regis | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Central Bedfordshire 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017600) | 2,055 | 76.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.9% | | [Central Bedfordshire 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017601) | 1,512 | 130.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.3% | | [Central Bedfordshire 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017602) | 1,541 | 76.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% | | [Central Bedfordshire 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017618) | 2,266 | 60.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% | | [Central Bedfordshire 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017619) | 2,232 | 102.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.2% | | [Central Bedfordshire 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017578) | 2,386 | 112.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.5% | | [Central Bedfordshire 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017579) | 2,020 | 78.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.6% | | [Central Bedfordshire 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017580) | 2,488 | 68.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.3% | | [Central Bedfordshire 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017581) | 1,848 | 103.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.9% | | [Central Bedfordshire 026E](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017617) | 1,316 | 133.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% | ## Your MP - [Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dunstable-and-leighton-buzzard): Alex Mayer (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 [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) ## Postcode districts covering Houghton Regis [LU5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu5) ## Middle areas in Houghton Regis [Houghton Regis North](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/houghton-regis-north), [Houghton Regis South](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/houghton-regis-south) ## Towns near Houghton Regis [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton), [Dunstable](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dunstable), [Leighton Buzzard](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leighton-buzzard), [Flitwick](https://openindex.co.uk/town/flitwick), [Ampthill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ampthill), [Harpenden](https://openindex.co.uk/town/harpenden) ## Houghton Regis in brief Houghton Regis is a town in Central Bedfordshire, East of England. About 23,405 people lived in Houghton Regis in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £328,000 in 2025 across 377 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 92.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Houghton Regis was £328,000 in 2025. Houghton Regis had 18,814 usual residents at the census. About 18% of people in Houghton Regis live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Houghton Regis, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63004127 - Constituency: [Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dunstable-and-leighton-buzzard) - Council: [Central Bedfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) - Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 5.93 km² - People, mid-2024: 23,405* - Neighbourhoods: 10 - Output areas: 57 * 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 [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton), [Dunstable](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dunstable), [Leighton Buzzard](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leighton-buzzard), [Flitwick](https://openindex.co.uk/town/flitwick), [Ampthill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ampthill), [Harpenden](https://openindex.co.uk/town/harpenden) ## Latest updates for Houghton Regis - 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/E63004127 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/houghton-regis, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/houghton-regis#f-house-sales-median-price. 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