Clifton, Meppershall & Stondon

Central Bedfordshire · East of England · population 10,469 · 5 LSOAs

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

85Area Score / 100 ?
  • #999 of 6,856 in England
  • #124 of 746 in East of England
  • #8 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,891
Median age (est.)42
Density412per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above35%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 11%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 24%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional17%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Sikh 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Clifton, Meppershall & Stondon is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #999 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (97) but weak on Housing & access (28). Typical homes here sold for about £411,250 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 180 sales), 13% above the wider Central Bedfordshire median of £363,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,939 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 40 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 · #1,739
Employment 85 · #1,013
Education 76 · #1,671
Health 84 · #1,129
Crime 84 · #1,095
Housing & access 28 · #4,961
Living environment 97 · #204

House prices ?

£411,250median (12m) · -9.6% yr · n=180
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£411,250180-9.6%+6.0%
Detached£585,00071-1.2%+27.2%
Semi-detached£365,00062-2.7%+4.3%
Terraced£304,25042-5.2%+15.9%
Flat£160,0005+6.7%
This area£411,250
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)£47,939±£6,734 · #1,456 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,106
Price-to-income ?8.6×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 ?

60Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

40 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 423 offences
Central Bedfordshire51
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,281 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences192
Theft32
Burglary19
Vehicle crime73
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons35
Drugs25
Robbery0
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 82 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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