Putnoe

Bedford · East of England · population 8,160 · 6 LSOAs

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

85Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,013 of 6,856 in England
  • #128 of 746 in East of England
  • #2 of 21 in Bedford
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,060
Median age (est.)49
Density3,319per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 9%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 22%
One person 25%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 9%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 82%Asian 9%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 30% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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

Putnoe is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,013 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 21 in Bedford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (99) and lowest on Health (67). Typical homes here sold for about £369,575 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 84 sales), 7% above the wider Bedford median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,462 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 37 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 75 · #1,726
Employment 68 · #2,212
Education 68 · #2,226
Health 67 · #2,233
Crime 82 · #1,246
Housing & access 85 · #1,026
Living environment 99 · #80

House prices ?

£369,575median (12m) · +6.4% yr · n=84
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£369,57584+6.4%+18.3%
Detached£460,00034+6.2%+19.5%
Semi-detached£348,75040+5.0%+18.7%
Terraced£280,00010+4.3%+13.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£369,575
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)£45,462±£6,422 · #1,968 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,782
Price-to-income ?8.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

74Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

37 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 299 offences
Bedford80
East of England70
England83

Rank #958 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences151
Theft30
Burglary8
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order & weapons26
Drugs18
Robbery2
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 93 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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