11 important facts
Area insights about Central Bedfordshire, local authority district
Locals say
Read more reviews9.4 • Great area for families and well located
Rhe S, Feb 20 2025
Derwent Road, LU7 2UE
Great area for families. Lots of green spaces around the houses so it feels like you can breath and also fields and woodlands on your doorstep. The train links are great - tak...
Data says
Income
View allView income on mapIncludes low-income areas, areas of average wealth and wealthy areas 4/10 - 7/10
Deprivation
View allView deprivation domainsComposed of non-deprived areas by 72%
Professional occupations
View allView full breakdown & mapAverage % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 6/10
Residents with degrees
View allView full breakdown & mapLow % of residents are degree-educated or similar 4/10
Low crime rate 2/10
Demographics
View allView full breakdown & map- Main ethnic group
- White British 84%
- Main religion
- Christian 48%
- Main age band
- Aged 40 to 59 27%
- Main household type
- Families with young children 29%
Central Bedfordshire (LAD)
Average for East of England
Noise
View allView noise on map- 24% of the area is affected by Traffic noise
- 2.73% of the area is affected by Aircraft noise
Transport
View allView connectivity mapThe area is served by the transport links:
- National Rail
- Great Northern
- Southern
- Thameslink
- West Midlands Trains
Outside London, only National Rail stations are included
125 mainstream schools
- Outstanding: 4 schools or 3%
- Good: 106 schools or 85%
- Primary schools: 113 (4 Outstanding, 96 Good)
- Secondary schools: 28 (1 Outstanding, 22 Good)
- State-funded: 119 schools or 95%
- Private: 2 schools or 1.6%
Flood risk
View allView flood riskContains areas that are at risk of flood