Kingsbrook

Bedford · East of England · population 10,735 · 6 LSOAs

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

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,338 of 6,856 in England
  • #672 of 746 in East of England
  • #18 of 21 in Bedford
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,686
Median age (est.)36
Density2,528per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above26%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 31%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 30%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 17%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 17%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Process & plant11%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 67%Asian: 16%Black: 8%Mixed: 6%Other: 3%
White 67%Asian 16%Black 8%Mixed 6%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 31% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 32%

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

Kingsbrook is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,338 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 21 in Bedford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (62) and lowest on Education (12). Typical homes here, about £268,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 79 sales), 22% below the wider Bedford median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,000 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 123 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 18 · #5,626
Employment 24 · #5,180
Education 12 · #6,017
Health 24 · #5,194
Crime 25 · #5,132
Housing & access 47 · #3,611
Living environment 62 · #2,582

House prices ?

£268,000median (12m) · -0.7% yr · n=79
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£268,00079-0.7%+25.2%
Detached£417,5006+21.0%+36.9%
Semi-detached£275,00025-2.6%+24.4%
Terraced£275,00033+3.8%+29.7%
Flat£147,00015-2.0%+16.7%
This area£268,000
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)£38,000±£5,351 · #4,041 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,019
Price-to-income ?7.1×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 ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

123 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,316 offences
Bedford80
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,511 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences471
Theft376
Burglary45
Vehicle crime113
Criminal damage & arson79
Public order & weapons122
Drugs57
Robbery31
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 300 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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