Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell

Central Bedfordshire · East of England · population 7,014 · 5 LSOAs

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

61Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,651 of 6,856 in England
  • #368 of 746 in East of England
  • #22 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,997
Median age (est.)52
Density162per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above33%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 19%45–64 31%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 11%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 8%Other: 22%
One person 26%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 8%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 20% · Professional 20% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors20%
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service5%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Muslim 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

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,651 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #22 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (77) but weak on Housing & access (8). Typical homes here sold for about £481,750 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 108 sales), 33% above the wider Central Bedfordshire median of £363,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,827 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 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 76 · #1,643
Employment 71 · #2,013
Education 50 · #3,426
Health 77 · #1,582
Crime 67 · #2,240
Housing & access 8 · #6,291
Living environment 52 · #3,268

House prices ?

£481,750median (12m) · -9.1% yr · n=108
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£481,750108-9.1%+7.7%
Detached£650,00055+0.8%+5.2%
Semi-detached£427,50028-7.1%+10.3%
Terraced£365,00020-0.7%+40.4%
Flat£188,0005-1.1%
This area£481,750
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)£45,827±£6,471 · #1,894 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,164
Price-to-income ?10.5×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 ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 266 offences
Central Bedfordshire51
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,069 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences116
Theft20
Burglary11
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons18
Drugs9
Robbery6
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 91 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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