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Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell

Middle area

South west Central Bedfordshire. 7,000 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 43 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 13% of people in Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£510,000
Joint 911th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,996
Joint 4,237th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
13%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell at a rate of 52.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences122
Anti-social behaviour79
Criminal damage and arson57
Other crime52
Vehicle crime22
Burglary14
Drug offences13
Robbery6
Shoplifting3
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell compares

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

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Median sale price33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from £275,000 to £510,000. The middle area is £367,500. Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell is £510,000.
£510,000most expensive
Population33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from 5,358 to 13,726. The middle area is 9,325. Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell is 6,996.
6,99611th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from 0.0% to 35.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell is 13.0%.
13%6th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from 47.9% to 98.2%. The middle area is 88.4%. Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell is 68.5%.
68.5%3rd lowest

Is Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell at a rate of 52.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.

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

In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (122), anti-social behaviour (79) and criminal damage and arson (57).

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 Central Bedfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of Central Bedfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Central Bedfordshire and not Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell alone. See Central Bedfordshire

Average house price
£355,263
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,645
73rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.1×
Joint 127th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.1
Joint 65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell in brief

The median price paid for a home in Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell was £510,000 in 2025.

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell had 6,996 usual residents at the census.

About 13% of people in Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell, 68.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.