Biggleswade East

Central Bedfordshire · East of England · population 11,377 · 8 LSOAs

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

76Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,609 of 6,856 in England
  • #219 of 746 in East of England
  • #14 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,227
Median age (est.)37
Density882per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above34%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 9%25–44 32%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 47%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 47%Social rent 14%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 9%Other: 14%
One person 22%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 9%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Biggleswade East is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,609 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (98) but weak on Housing & access (35). Typical homes here sold for about £350,000 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 204 sales), in line with the wider Central Bedfordshire median of £363,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,598 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 45 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 66 · #2,294
Employment 74 · #1,787
Education 56 · #2,987
Health 67 · #2,281
Crime 79 · #1,444
Housing & access 35 · #4,461
Living environment 98 · #169

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · -6.7% yr · n=204
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,000204-6.7%+13.3%
Detached£510,00034+5.2%+21.4%
Semi-detached£365,00078-2.3%+18.5%
Terraced£335,00049-4.3%+15.5%
Flat£240,00043+5.0%+9.3%
This area£350,000
Central Bedfordshire£363,000
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)£47,598±£6,825 · #1,525 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,225
Price-to-income ?7.4×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 ?

74Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

45 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 508 offences
Central Bedfordshire51
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,653 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences196
Theft125
Burglary20
Vehicle crime65
Criminal damage & arson28
Public order & weapons31
Drugs18
Robbery6
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 99 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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