Clapham, Oakley & Thurleigh

Bedford · East of England · population 8,649 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

71Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Clapham, Oakley & Thurleigh is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,979 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 21 in Bedford. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (81) but weak on Housing & access (16). Typical homes here sold for about £310,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 113 sales), 10% below the wider Bedford median of £345,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 75 · #1,684
Employment 79 · #1,438
Education 70 · #2,020
Health 66 · #2,322
Crime 81 · #1,294
Housing & access 16 · #5,763
Living environment 54 · #3,131

House prices ?

£310,000median (12m) · -4.6% yr · n=113
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£310,000113-4.6%+7.7%
Detached£552,50029-6.0%+19.8%
Semi-detached£304,00044-0.3%+15.6%
Terraced£265,00034-10.2%+10.4%
Flat£175,0006
This area£310,000
Bedford£345,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

81Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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