City Profile • Local Authority
Bedford
Bedford is a local authority district comprising 10 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £367k, reflecting a downward trend of 0.7% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 86 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
187,466
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
10 AreasMK40ExploreMK41ExploreMK42ExploreMK43ExploreMK44ExploreMK45ExploreNN10ExploreNN29ExplorePE19ExplorePE28Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Bedford authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English64.1%
White: Other White10.2%
Indian5.4%
African2.9%
Pakistani2.9%
Bangladeshi2.4%
Age Profile
30-34 years7.3%
35-39 years7.2%
50-54 years7.0%
40-44 years7.0%
45-49 years6.6%
55-59 years6.5%
Top Occupations
Professional20.1%
Associate professional13.5%
Managers and directors13.0%
Elementary occupations11.9%
Skilled trades9.7%
Administrative and secretarial9.0%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Mortgage31.5%
Owned: Outright31.2%
Private rented: Landlord17.2%
Social rented: Other13.9%
Social rented: Council2.4%
Shared ownership1.9%
Area DNA
family6/10
health8/10
safety4/10
homeown4/10
transit7/10
affluence6/10
diversity9/10
employment7/10
investment5/10