10 important facts
Area insights about Bedford, local authority district
Income
View »Includes low-income areas, areas of average wealth and wealthy areas 3/10 - 8/10
Deprivation
View »Composed of non-deprived areas by 54%
Professional occupations
View »Average % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 5/10
Residents with degrees
View »Average % of residents are degree-educated or similar 5/10
Crime
View »Medium crime rate 5/10
Demographics
View »- Main ethnic group
- White British 64%
- Main religion
- Christian 48%
- Main age band
- Aged 40 to 59 27%
- Main household type
- One-person household 29%
Bedford (LAD)
Average for East of England
Noise
View »- 12.2% of the area is affected by Traffic noise
Transport
View »The area is served by the transport links:
- National Rail
- Chiltern Railways
- Thameslink
- West Midlands Trains
Outside London, only National Rail stations are included
Schools
View »78 mainstream schools
- Outstanding: 4 schools or 5%
- Good: 54 schools or 69%
- Primary schools: 61 (3 Outstanding, 45 Good)
- Secondary schools: 19 (1 Outstanding, 7 Good)
- State-funded: 66 schools or 85%
- Private: 7 schools or 9%
Flood risk
View »Contains areas that are at risk of flood
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