Linslade West

Central Bedfordshire · East of England · population 5,248 · 4 LSOAs

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

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

Residents5,361
Median age (est.)44
Density2,557per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above39%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 4%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 7%Other: 17%
One person 25%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 7%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant4%

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 49% · No religion 43% · Hindu 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

Linslade West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #245 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #2 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (100) and lowest on Housing & access (47). Typical homes here sold for about £367,500 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 78 sales), in line with the wider Central Bedfordshire median of £363,000. Typical household take-home income is around £51,620 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 15 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 95 · #361
Employment 93 · #457
Education 95 · #348
Health 84 · #1,061
Crime 100 · #12
Housing & access 47 · #3,631
Living environment 70 · #2,068

House prices ?

£367,500median (12m) · -0.7% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£367,50078-0.7%+11.0%
Detached£483,75018-7.0%+7.5%
Semi-detached£350,00015-13.6%+8.5%
Terraced£350,00033+1.4%+22.3%
Flat£203,50012+7.1%
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)£51,620±£7,397 · #829 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,172
Price-to-income ?7.1×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

80Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

15 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 80 offences
Central Bedfordshire51
East of England70
England83

Rank #5 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences41
Theft4
Burglary4
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson7
Public order & weapons4
Drugs2
Robbery1
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 18 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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