Neighbourhoods in Central Bedfordshire

East of England · 33 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#68 of 296 local authorities · 33 neighbourhoods · 301,820 residents

Income66

Employment72

Education53

Health70

Crime65

Housing & access42

Living env.74

Residents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Houghton Regis North (30) to Ampthill & Millbrook (97); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Central Bedfordshire contains both ends of the scale: Ampthill & Millbrook at 97 out of 100 (#224 of 6,856 in England) against Houghton Regis North at 30, a 67-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 17 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £275,000 in Leighton Buzzard Central to £481,750 in Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell — a 1.8× gap within Central Bedfordshire.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,472a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime51per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)41

Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Central Bedfordshire

£363,000median home sold over the past year · +11.7% over 5 years · -1.9% over the year · 4,687 sales

Detached£525,000

Semi-detached£375,000

Terraced£310,000

Flat£194,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Towns & places in Central Bedfordshire

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

Biggleswade2 Dunstable5 Flitwick2 Houghton Regis2 Leighton Buzzard3 Linslade2 Sandy2

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Ampthill & Millbrook	224	97	£425,000
Linslade West	245	96	£367,500
Flitwick West	307	96	£328,998
Dunstable South	403	94	£380,000
Linslade East	642	91	£332,500
Westoning, Harlington & Silsoe	821	88	£455,500
Cranfield & Aspley Guise	992	86	£380,000
Clifton, Meppershall & Stondon	999	85	£411,250
Stotfold	1,026	85	£425,000
Dunstable East	1,157	83	£353,750
Leighton Buzzard South East	1,184	83	£330,000
Leighton Buzzard North & East	1,198	82	£405,562
Barton-le-Clay & Upper Sundon	1,205	82	£368,500
Biggleswade East	1,609	76	£350,000
Shefford & Shillington	1,746	74	£362,500
Houghton Conquest & Clophill	1,787	74	£435,000
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn	2,137	69	£350,000
Flitwick East	2,322	66	£367,500
Arlesey & Henlow	2,432	64	£354,250
Potton	2,493	64	£380,000
Caddington & Slip End	2,630	62	£440,000
Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell	2,651	61	£481,750
Toddington, Heath & Reach	2,726	60	£385,000
Biggleswade West	2,863	58	£320,000
Dunstable Central	3,131	54	£300,500
Sandy South	3,145	54	£302,475
Sandy North	3,172	54	£319,000
Dunstable West	3,275	52	£321,000
Houghton Regis South	3,679	46	£338,750
Leighton Buzzard Central	3,727	46	£275,000
Blunham, Caldecote & Broom	3,768	45	£442,000
Dunstable Manshead	4,618	33	£312,500
Houghton Regis North	4,797	30	£311,500

Neighbourhood rankings in Central Bedfordshire

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

Linslade West	15
Westoning, Harlington & Silsoe	29
Cranfield & Aspley Guise	32
Barton-le-Clay & Upper Sundon	32
Ampthill & Millbrook	32

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Ampthill & Millbrook	£52,264
Linslade West	£51,620
Stotfold	£51,563
Cranfield & Aspley Guise	£51,357
Westoning, Harlington & Silsoe	£50,560

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Flitwick West	6.6×
Leighton Buzzard Central	6.8×
Leighton Buzzard South East	6.9×
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn	7.1×
Linslade West	7.1×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire

Postcode districts that overlap Central Bedfordshire — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

AL3 AL5 HP4 LU1 LU2 LU3 LU4 LU5 LU6 LU7 LU95 MK17 MK42 MK43 MK44 MK45 PE19 SG5 SG6 SG7 SG8 SG15 SG16 SG17 SG18 SG19

People living in Central Bedfordshire Census 2021

Residents294,252

Median age (est.)41

Density411per km²

No qualifications15%

Degree or above33%

No car or van11%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 13%Private rent 14%

Households

One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups

Professional	19%
Managers & directors	15%
Associate professional	15%
Skilled trades	11%
Administrative	10%
Elementary	8%
Caring & leisure	8%
Sales & customer service	6%
Process & plant	6%

Ethnic group

White 90%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Central Bedfordshire.

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