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Deprivation in Bedford

Unitary authority

The west of the East of England. 196,398 people in 476 square kilometres.

8 layers about deprivation for Bedford, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

17 of Bedford’s 117 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Deprivation score (England)

CouncilEngland only
19.7
MHCLG · 2025

Bedford has a deprivation score of 19.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Among areas of the same kind in England, that is the joint 138th most deprived of 296.

A higher score means more deprivation.

Deprivation score (England): Bedford among every council296 areas from 5.9 to 43.5. The middle area is 19.0. Bedford is 19.7.

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Bedford. The map shows each one.

Education deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Bedford. The map shows each one.

Employment deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Bedford. The map shows each one.

Health deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Bedford. The map shows each one.

Income deprivation (England)

NeighbourhoodEngland only

Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Bedford. The map shows each one.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%

CouncilEngland only
4.3%
MHCLG · 2025

4.3% of the neighbourhoods in Bedford are among the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England.

Among councils in England, that is the joint 128th most deprived of 296.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%: Bedford among every council296 areas from 0.0% to 50.0%. The middle area is 2.6%. Bedford is 4.3%.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%

CouncilEngland only
17
MHCLG · 2025

In Bedford, 17 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%: Bedford among every council296 areas from 0 to 362. The middle area is 11. Bedford is 17.