Flitwick East

Central Bedfordshire · East of England · population 5,738 · 4 LSOAs

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

66Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,322 of 6,856 in England
  • #309 of 746 in East of England
  • #18 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,719
Median age (est.)44
Density1,545per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above31%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 20%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 45% · 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

Flitwick East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,322 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (78) and lowest on Education (38). Typical homes here sold for about £367,500 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 74 sales), in line with the wider Central Bedfordshire median of £363,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,998 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 44 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 59 · #2,795
Employment 59 · #2,822
Education 38 · #4,214
Health 66 · #2,349
Crime 72 · #1,917
Housing & access 73 · #1,863
Living environment 78 · #1,520

House prices ?

£367,500median (12m) · -4.5% yr · n=74
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£367,50074-4.5%+8.1%
Detached£492,50024+1.4%+15.6%
Semi-detached£377,00025-2.1%+9.3%
Terraced£263,25014-6.0%+0.3%
Flat£214,00011+1.9%+25.9%
This area£367,500
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)£43,998±£6,219 · #2,322 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,899
Price-to-income ?8.4×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 ?

61Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

44 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 251 offences
Central Bedfordshire51
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,573 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences109
Theft28
Burglary4
Vehicle crime42
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order & weapons19
Drugs18
Robbery1
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 48 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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