Sandy North

Central Bedfordshire · East of England · population 5,681 · 3 LSOAs

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

54Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,172 of 6,856 in England
  • #434 of 746 in East of England
  • #27 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,745
Median age (est.)40
Density5,225per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above26%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 28%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 21%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 11%Other: 13%
One person 25%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 11%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 42% · Muslim 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

Sandy North sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,172 of 6,856 in England, and #27 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (96) but weak on Education (32). Typical homes here sold for about £319,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 87 sales), 12% below the wider Central Bedfordshire median of £363,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,247 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 42 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 52 · #3,254
Employment 49 · #3,522
Education 32 · #4,694
Health 51 · #3,350
Crime 60 · #2,706
Housing & access 47 · #3,611
Living environment 96 · #245

House prices ?

£319,000median (12m) · +8.1% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£319,00087+8.1%+12.3%
Detached£399,99824-1.5%+6.2%
Semi-detached£339,95022+15.2%+26.6%
Terraced£280,00041+8.2%+15.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£319,000
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)£43,247±£6,170 · #2,510 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,296
Price-to-income ?7.4×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 ?

65Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

42 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 239 offences
Central Bedfordshire51
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,422 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences132
Theft12
Burglary4
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson23
Public order & weapons21
Drugs17
Robbery0
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 54 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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