Blunham, Caldecote & Broom

Central Bedfordshire · East of England · population 6,732 · 4 LSOAs

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

45Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,768 of 6,856 in England
  • #511 of 746 in East of England
  • #31 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,562
Median age (est.)50
Density86per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 31%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 15%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 23%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 20% · Professional 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors20%
Professional19%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Blunham, Caldecote & Broom sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,768 of 6,856 in England, and #31 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (70) but weak on Housing & access (3). Typical homes here sold for about £442,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 92 sales), 22% above the wider Central Bedfordshire median of £363,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,330 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 73 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 62 · #2,589
Employment 64 · #2,445
Education 37 · #4,317
Health 70 · #2,075
Crime 58 · #2,877
Housing & access 3 · #6,620
Living environment 30 · #4,783

House prices ?

£442,000median (12m) · -2.9% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£442,00092-2.9%+6.8%
Detached£565,00043+4.4%+30.3%
Semi-detached£386,00040+4.3%+10.6%
Terraced£281,5008-1.1%+7.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£442,000
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)£47,330±£6,684 · #1,585 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,461
Price-to-income ?9.3×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 ?

30Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

73 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 491 offences
Central Bedfordshire51
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,713 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences282
Theft33
Burglary20
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons36
Drugs16
Robbery4
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 78 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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