Is Bedford a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bedford, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 4,811 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bedford, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 4,811 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Bedford sold for £333,824 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.9% on a year earlier. Across Bedford, police record 96 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Bedford, the nearest primary school is Livingstone Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Bedford College, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Linden Road Surgery, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
Bedford station is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk; the nearest park, Bedford Park, is 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
Across Bedford, police record 96 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Bedford sold for £333,824 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £567,193, semi-detached £351,158, terraced £279,834, flats £160,624. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Livingstone Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Bedford College, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Bedford is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £43,537 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.