Hurst Grove, Bedford, MK40 4DW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding MK40 4DW has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.8%	47.7%	-0.1%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	52.2%	52.3%	0.1%	49.0%	3.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.2%	41%	-1.2%	37.9%	3.1%
Married: Opposite sex	46.1%	43.8%	-2.3%	44.2%	-0.4%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3%	3.7%	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	4.8%	7.6%	2.8%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	3.3%	4%	0.7%	6.1%	-2.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.7%	44.5%	-2.2%	48.4%	-3.9%
Good health	38.1%	40.8%	2.7%	33.6%	7.2%
Fair health	10.2%	9.3%	-0.9%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	3.4%	4.6%	1.2%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.3%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.1%	17.8%	-0.3%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.4%	15.8%	-2.6%	9.6%	6.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.7%	13%	0.3%	13.4%	-0.4%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	5.1%	2.4%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.4%	19.5%	11.1%	16.9%	2.6%
Degree or Similar	20.8%	25.4%	4.6%	33.8%	-8.4%
Other	19%	3.4%	-15.6%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.3% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	7.9%	10.7%	2.8%	1.1%	9.6%
Chinese	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	7%	8.9%	1.9%	3.1%	5.8%
Pakistani	23.6%	13.9%	-9.7%	2.7%	11.2%
Other Asian	5.2%	7.2%	2.0%	1.6%	5.6%
Black African	5.2%	5.4%	0.2%	2.5%	2.9%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	0.2%	-1.6%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	1.7%	1.2%	0.4%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	0.7%	-1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	41.7%	44.3%	2.6%	81.4%	-37.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Arab	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.6%	44%	-10.6%	83.2%	-39.2%
European Union	18.1%	28.6%	10.5%	6.1%	22.5%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	5%	5.2%	0.2%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	20.6%	19.1%	-1.5%	5.6%	13.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 30.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	54.2%	44.2%	-10.0%	83.2%	-39.0%
10+ Years	6.6%	30.7%	24.1%	9.8%	20.9%
5-10 Years	9.5%	10.5%	1.0%	2.9%	7.6%
2-5 Years	11.8%	10.2%	-1.6%	2.2%	8.0%
Less than 2 years	17.9%	4.4%	-13.5%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.5%	76.7%	-18.2%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	12.3%	1.3%	11.0%
Romania	5.8%	0.9%	4.9%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	3.5%	1.2%	2.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12%	37.2%	-25.2%
Christian	37%	46.2%	-9.2%
Hindu	3.5%	1.7%	1.8%
Muslim	35.9%	6.5%	29.4%
Sikh	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other religion	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Hurst Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hurst Grove was 62.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 78.1% lower than the Greyfriars average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hurst Grove has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Greyfriars and the 246th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -29.4%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,600

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in MK40 4DW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Hurst Grove are based on 230 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for North Bedfordshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Hurst Grove, Bedford, MK40 4DW

Estimated Average Property Prices for MK40 4DW

Average Price
£270,322

Semi-Detached
£325,450

Terraced
£236,520

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£109,196

Other
£454,154

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hurst Grove

Average Price
£230,571

Semi-Detached
£360,034

Terraced
£262,741

Detached
£532,917

Flats/Maisonettes
£120,365

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hurst GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
103 Hurst Grove, Bedford, Bedford Terraced, an established residential building	£285,000	2025-02-12	£295,918
149 Hurst Grove, Bedford, Bedford Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2025-01-17	£220,866
113 Hurst Grove, Bedford, Bedford Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£340,000	2024-03-01	£361,441
165 Hurst Grove, Bedford, Bedford Terraced, an established residential building	£235,000	2022-07-18	£254,764
85 Hurst Grove, Bedford, Bedford Other, an established residential building	£450,000	2022-06-16	£468,923

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for MK40 4DW

Employment

MK40 4DW area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	155
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	38
Looking after home or family	32
Retired	26
Unemployed	14
Student (economically inactive)	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Other	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	45
Human health and social work activities	27
Manufacturing	26
Administrative and support service activities	20
Transport and storage	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Education	16
Construction	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Information and communication	8
Other	7
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Peter Pan Nursery School Edward Road , MK42 9DR	4out of 4	1,602 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Trees Nursery School Hawkins Road , MK42 9LS	4out of 4	2,270 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queen's Park Academy Chestnut Avenue , MK40 4HA	2out of 4	498 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Chester Road , MK40 4HN	3out of 4	610 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Westfield Primary School Chester Road , MK40 4HW	2out of 4	694 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Priory Primary School Greyfriars , MK40 1JD	4out of 4	733 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Great Ouse Primary Academy Seaforth Gardens , MK40 4TJ	- not rated	904 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Biddenham International School and Sports College Biddenham Turn , MK40 4AZ	3out of 4	914 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bedford Free School Cauldwell Street , MK42 9AD	3out of 4	1,481 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Castle Newnham School Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT	3out of 4	2,639 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Daubeney Academy Orchard Street , Kempston MK42 7PS	3out of 4	2,885 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Goldington Academy Haylands Way , MK41 9BX	3out of 4	3,151 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bedford College Cauldwell Street , MK42 9AH	- not rated	1,360 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Polam School 45 Lansdowne Road , MK40 2BU	- not rated	689 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rushmoor School 58-60 Shakespeare Road , MK45 2RS	- not rated	813 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bedford Modern School Manton Lane , MK41 7NT	- not rated	1,293 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St John's School Austin Canons , Bedford Road MK42 8AA	4out of 4	1,367 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bedford School De Parys Avenue , MK40 2TU	- not rated	1,653 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
LIME STREET BUFFET LIMITED	12 Lime Street	102 yd
Dudu Bar Restaurant and Lounge	49 Bromham Road	355 yd
Starbucks Coffee	Bedford Railway Station, Ashburnham Road	381 yd
Kerbside Coffee	Bedford Railway Station, Ashburnham Road	381 yd
Top Dessert	43 Ford End Road	500 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Queen PH	The Queen, 36 Preston Road	128 yd
RAFA Club	93 Ashburnham Road	326 yd
Kalooki Club	2 Spenser Road	370 yd
Pride of Poland Limited	20 Ashburnham Road	381 yd
West Indian Cultural & Social Society	2 Woburn Road	458 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizzeria Polakito	20 Ashburnham Road	381 yd
Dynamite	66 Iddesleigh Road	434 yd
Tasty Chicken	13 Ford End Road	459 yd
Hayat Peri Peri & Pizza	39 Ford End Road	507 yd
Holy Grill Ghost Kitchen	2 Westbourne Road	564 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	7-11 Midland Road	102 yd
POD ORLEM POLSKI SKLEP	55 Ford End Road	507 yd
Tesco	8-12 Ford End Road	561 yd
M-C-N Store Limited	131 Midland Road	610 yd
Bedford Fruit and Vegetable Ltd	109 Midland Road	712 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bedford Girls' School Playing Fields (Closed) Beverley Grove	grass pitches, tennis courts	607 yd
University Of Bedfordshire (Lansdowne Road Campus) (Closed) Lansdowne Road	swimming pool	676 yd
Samsons Fitness MIDLAND ROAD	health and fitness suite	718 yd
Westfield School CHESTER ROAD	grass pitches	779 yd
St. Gregorys Catholic Middle School Biddenham Turn	grass pitches	803 yd
Alexander Sports Centre SIDNEY ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	810 yd
Rushmoor School RUSHMOOR SCHOOL RUSHMOOR SCHOOL SHAKESPEARE ROAD		842 yd
Trinity Arts & Leisure BROMHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	904 yd
Bedford Sports And Hockey Centre THE PAVILION THE PAVILION CHESTER ROAD	artificial grass pitch	929 yd
Allen Park OLD FORD END ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	997 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	117.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of MK40 4DW