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Bedford 017C

Neighbourhood

South Bedford. 1,416 people in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Bedford 017C is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
15.7
Joint 15,140th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£301,000
Joint 15,357th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,391
Joint 17,812th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Bedford 017C compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Bedford 017CMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 2.7 to 56.8. The middle area is 14.9. Bedford 017C is 15.7.
15.753rd most deprived
Median sale price108 neighbourhoods, Bedford · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Bedford108 areas from £162,500 to £625,000. The middle area is £345,000. Bedford 017C is £301,000.
£301,00035th cheapest
Population117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 1,023 to 2,781. The middle area is 1,520. Bedford 017C is 1,391.
1,39137th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 10.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.9%. Bedford 017C is 99.8%.
99.8%joint 9th highest

Is Bedford 017C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bedford 017C at a rate of 53.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 85.7 per 1,000 people across Kempston Central & East.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 7 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bedford 017C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (34), other crime (12) and anti-social behaviour (9).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Bedford

These figures are published for the whole of Bedford, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Bedford and not Bedford 017C alone. See Bedford

Average house price
£333,824
Up 3.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,214
116th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.1×
Joint 130th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
196,398
Up 0.8% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Bedford 017C in brief

Bedford 017C has a deprivation score of 15.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Bedford 017C was £301,000 in 2025.

Bedford 017C had 1,391 usual residents at the census.

In Bedford 017C, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.