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Bedford 012H

Neighbourhood

South Bedford. 1,413 people (mid-2024 estimate) 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 012H is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
28.4
Joint 9,073rd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£265,000
Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,280
Joint 14,082nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
40.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Bedford 012H compares

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

Bedford 012HMiddle
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 012H is 28.4.
28.425th 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 012H is £265,000.
£265,000joint 14th cheapest
Population117 neighbourhoods, Bedford · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Bedford117 areas from 1,023 to 2,781. The middle area is 1,520. Bedford 012H is 1,280.
1,28018th 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 012H is 40.2%.
40.2%9th lowest

Is Bedford 012H safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bedford 012H at a rate of 641.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 276.6 per 1,000 people across Castle & Kingsway.

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

In August 2026 alone, 73 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bedford 012H.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (352), other crime (189) and anti-social behaviour (110).

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 012H alone. See Bedford

Average house price
£330,462
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,214
116th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.0×
Joint 133rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
196,398
Up 0.8% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Bedford 012H in brief

Bedford 012H has a deprivation score of 28.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Bedford 012H was £265,000 in 2025.

Bedford 012H had 1,280 usual residents at the census.

In Bedford 012H, 40.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.