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Houghton Regis West

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South west Central Bedfordshire. About 10,935 people in 8.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Houghton Regis West, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,544
3,668th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.0%
1,705th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Houghton Regis West compares

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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 Regis West is 7,544.
7,54410th lowest
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 Regis West is 94.2%.
94.2%5th highest
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 Regis West is 4.2%.
4.2%3rd 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 Regis West is 66.0%.
66.0%joint 4th highest

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 Regis West 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 Regis West in brief

Houghton Regis West had 7,544 usual residents at the census.

In Houghton Regis West, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Houghton Regis West, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.0% of residents in Houghton Regis West were aged 15 to 64 at the census.