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Houghton Conquest & Haynes

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North west Central Bedfordshire. About 5,537 people in 24 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Houghton Conquest & Haynes, 50.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,185
2,047th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
50.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.6%
3,812th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Houghton Conquest & Haynes compares

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

Houghton Conquest & HaynesMiddle
Population31 wards, Central Bedfordshire · 2021
Population: every ward in Central Bedfordshire31 areas from 4,185 to 16,832. The middle area is 9,211. Houghton Conquest & Haynes is 4,185.
4,185lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage31 wards, Central Bedfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Central Bedfordshire31 areas from 48.3% to 98.2%. The middle area is 90.4%. Houghton Conquest & Haynes is 50.3%.
50.3%2nd lowest
Claimant rate31 wards, Central Bedfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Central Bedfordshire31 areas from 1.5% to 5.7%. The middle area is 2.3%. Houghton Conquest & Haynes is 2.4%.
2.4%15th highest
Aged 15 to 6431 wards, Central Bedfordshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Central Bedfordshire31 areas from 57.4% to 66.9%. The middle area is 63.0%. Houghton Conquest & Haynes is 62.6%.
62.6%15th lowest

Figures for the whole of Central Bedfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of Central Bedfordshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of Central Bedfordshire and not Houghton Conquest & Haynes alone. See Central Bedfordshire

Average house price
£356,758
Up 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,645
73rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.1
65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Houghton Conquest & Haynes in brief

Houghton Conquest & Haynes had 4,185 usual residents at the census.

In Houghton Conquest & Haynes, 50.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Houghton Conquest & Haynes, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.6% of residents in Houghton Conquest & Haynes were aged 15 to 64 at the census.