Flitwick West

Central Bedfordshire · East of England · population 8,127 · 5 LSOAs

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

96Area Score / 100 ?
  • #307 of 6,856 in England
  • #35 of 746 in East of England
  • #3 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,139
Median age (est.)41
Density773per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above36%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 29%45–64 28%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 43%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 43%Social rent 4%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 9%Other: 13%
One person 25%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 9%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 8%

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 West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #307 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #3 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (96) and lowest on Education (66). Typical homes here sold for about £328,998 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 142 sales), 9% below the wider Central Bedfordshire median of £363,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,992 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 33 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 93 · #457
Employment 96 · #300
Education 66 · #2,356
Health 85 · #1,054
Crime 82 · #1,239
Housing & access 77 · #1,568
Living environment 91 · #594

House prices ?

£328,998median (12m) · -4.9% yr · n=142
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£328,998142-4.9%+13.4%
Detached£500,00017-3.3%-1.0%
Semi-detached£350,00061-0.7%+16.7%
Terraced£310,00052+6.9%+27.8%
Flat£198,75012-2.8%+0.6%
This area£328,998
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)£49,992±£7,025 · #1,065 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,155
Price-to-income ?6.6×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

89Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

33 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 270 offences
Central Bedfordshire51
East of England70
England83

Rank #661 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences97
Theft51
Burglary17
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order & weapons25
Drugs11
Robbery4
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 60 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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