De Parys

Bedford · East of England · population 5,918 · 4 LSOAs

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

50Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,453 of 6,856 in England
  • #468 of 746 in East of England
  • #13 of 21 in Bedford
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,933
Median age (est.)40
Density3,389per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above39%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 17%25–44 25%45–64 25%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 37%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 10%Private rent 37%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 8%Other: 14%
One person 42%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 8%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 7%Black: 5%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 81%Asian 7%Black 5%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 36% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 24%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

De Parys sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,453 of 6,856 in England, and #13 of 21 in Bedford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (73) and lowest on Living environment (19). Typical homes here, about £330,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 83 sales), in line with the wider Bedford median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,021 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 65 · #2,425
Employment 46 · #3,727
Education 64 · #2,445
Health 30 · #4,803
Crime 51 · #3,343
Housing & access 73 · #1,835
Living environment 19 · #5,557

House prices ?

£330,000median (12m) · +17.9% yr · n=83
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£330,00083+17.9%+36.1%
Detached£575,00027+2.7%+18.6%
Semi-detached£377,50018+2.0%-14.2%
Terraced£252,5008+1.0%+24.7%
Flat£175,75030-2.4%+13.0%
This area£330,000
Bedford£345,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£43,021±£6,104 · #2,580 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,347
Price-to-income ?7.7×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

52 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 306 offences
Bedford80
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,241 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences132
Theft43
Burglary15
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons32
Drugs15
Robbery5
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 86 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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