Barton-le-Clay & Upper Sundon
Central Bedfordshire · East of England · population 7,297 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,205 of 6,856 in England
- #161 of 746 in East of England
- #13 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 20% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 20% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 54% · No religion 36% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 10%
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
Barton-le-Clay & Upper Sundon is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,205 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (88) but weak on Housing & access (32). Typical homes here sold for about £368,500 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 102 sales), in line with the wider Central Bedfordshire median of £363,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,987 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 32 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £368,500 | 102 | -0.1% | +11.7% |
| Detached | £574,000 | 29 | +10.2% | +7.3% |
| Semi-detached | £355,000 | 45 | -4.8% | +14.1% |
| Terraced | £311,000 | 26 | +3.5% | +20.1% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
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Household income
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 ?
- #1,924 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #572 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 100 |
| Theft | 35 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 38 |
| Public order & weapons | 18 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Other | 5 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 149 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Central Bedfordshire
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- South Woodham Ferrers NorthChelmsford82£365,000
- Hereford North EastHerefordshire, County of82£315,000
- Thorpe St Andrew South & DussindaleBroadland82£312,500
- Steeton & Silsden RuralBradford82£255,000
- Pirbright & NormandyGuildford82£586,250
- Titchfield & Titchfield CommonFareham82£350,000