Fenlake Road, Bedford, MK42 0ER

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding MK42 0ER, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.5%	52%	-3.5%	51.0%	1.0%
Male	44.5%	48%	3.5%	49.0%	-1.0%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around MK42 0ER, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	41%	48.2%	7.2%	37.9%	10.3%
Married: Opposite sex	32.5%	31.6%	-0.9%	44.2%	-12.6%
Married: Same sex	2%	0.8%	-1.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	5%	2.8%	-2.2%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	12%	13%	1.0%	9.1%	3.9%
Widowed	7.5%	3.6%	-3.9%	6.1%	-2.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.9%	45.7%	-3.2%	48.4%	-2.7%
Good health	33.9%	38.2%	4.3%	33.6%	4.6%
Fair health	12.5%	12.3%	-0.2%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	3.8%	2.9%	-0.9%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.4%

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.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 21.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.5%	22.1%	-5.4%	18.2%	3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.5%	15.6%	-3.9%	9.6%	6.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.5%	18%	3.5%	13.4%	4.6%
Apprenticeship	2%	6.1%	4.1%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	13.1%	2.6%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	14.5%	21.7%	7.2%	33.8%	-12.1%
Other	11.5%	3.3%	-8.2%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.3% 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	8.8%	11.5%	2.7%	1.1%	10.4%
Indian	9.1%	4.8%	-4.3%	3.1%	1.7%
Pakistani	3.1%	1.1%	-2.0%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	8.5%	17.1%	8.6%	2.5%	14.6%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	3.2%	-0.2%	1.0%	2.2%
Other Black	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.1%	1.9%	-2.2%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.3%
White	53.9%	52.3%	-1.6%	81.4%	-29.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.9%	1.9%	0.0%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68%	61%	-7.0%	83.2%	-22.2%
European Union	9.4%	18%	8.6%	6.1%	11.9%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	3.2%	1.0%	0.8%	2.4%
Africa	6.3%	9%	2.7%	2.7%	6.3%
Middle East and Asia	12.2%	7.2%	-5.0%	5.6%	1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	1.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.1%	61.2%	-5.9%	83.2%	-22.0%
10+ Years	0.9%	22.6%	21.7%	9.8%	12.8%
5-10 Years	6%	8.8%	2.8%	2.9%	5.9%
2-5 Years	11.3%	7.2%	-4.1%	2.2%	5.0%
Less than 2 years	14.7%	0.3%	-14.4%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.1%	76.7%	-21.6%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Portugal	4.3%	0.5%	3.8%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Poland	7%	1.3%	5.7%
Romania	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
No passport held	19%	13.5%	5.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.8%	37.2%	-3.4%
Christian	38.3%	46.2%	-7.9%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Muslim	21.3%	6.5%	14.8%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	2.1%	6.0%	-3.9%

Safety

Is Fenlake Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fenlake Road was 49.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 67.8% lower than the Cauldwell average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fenlake Road has the 17th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -45.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,800

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in MK42 0ER, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 9/10 (very 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) - 10/10 (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 Fenlake Road are based on 88 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bedford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Fenlake Road, Bedford, MK42 0ER

Estimated Average Property Prices for MK42 0ER

Average Price
£164,211

Semi-Detached
£187,826

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£152,403

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fenlake Road

Average Price
£211,298

Semi-Detached
£223,155

Terraced
£214,905

Detached
£187,204

Flats/Maisonettes
£148,859

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fenlake Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Fenlake Road, Bedford, Bedford Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£79,064	2025-10-03	£78,198
17 Fenlake Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£114,500	2007-05-04	£162,426
25 Fenlake Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£103,500	2007-03-22	£195,645
19 Fenlake Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£94,000	2005-08-04	£145,166
25 Fenlake Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£72,500	2003-10-31	£172,783

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for MK42 0ER

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in MK42 0ER area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	66
Part-Time Employee	41
Looking after home or family	34
Student (economically inactive)	24
Retired	19
Self-Employed	17
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Other	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Education	10
Manufacturing	8
Transport and storage	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Other	5
Construction	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cherry Trees Nursery School Hawkins Road , MK42 9LS	4out of 4	540 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southway Nursery School Ampthill Road , MK42 9HE	- not rated	670 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Peter Pan Nursery School Edward Road , MK42 9DR	4out of 4	1,103 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shackleton Primary School Pearcey Road , MK42 9LZ	3out of 4	502 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shackleton Primary School Pearcey Road , MK42 9LZ	- not rated	502 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Raleigh School Ampthill Road , MK42 9HE	- not rated	698 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
King's Oak Primary School Oak Road , MK42 0HH	3out of 4	908 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cauldwell School Edward Road , MK42 9DR	3out of 4	1,128 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bedford Free School Cauldwell Street , MK42 9AD	4out of 4	781 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
John Bunyan School Mile Road , MK42 9TR	- not rated	1,205 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bedford Academy Mile Road , MK42 9TR	3out of 4	1,224 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Castle Newnham School Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT	3out of 4	2,257 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Castle Newnham School Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT	- not rated	2,257 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Silver Jubilee Middle School Acacia Road , MK42 0HU	- not rated	550 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsbrook Middle School Oak Road , MK42 0HH	- not rated	848 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harrowden Middle School Oak Road , MK42 0HH	- not rated	848 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Middle School Mowbray Road , MK42 9XA	- not rated	1,558 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's RC Middle School 112 Bromham Road , MK40 2QR	- not rated	1,916 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	915 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bedford Girls' School Cardington Road , MK42 0BX	- not rated	576 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Raleigh Education Centre Raleigh and Southway Centre , Ampthill Road MK42 9HE	- not rated	670 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
E-Spired Centre of Excellence The Raleigh Centre , Ampthill Road MK42 9HE	- not rated	698 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Teaching Service for Excluded Pupils 2nd Floor, Riverside Suite , County Hall MK42 9AP	- not rated	1,006 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bedford High School Bromham Road , MK40 2BS	- not rated	1,642 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
London Peri Peri Grill	34c London Road	136 yd
Caffe Pausa at Dunelm	4 London Road	171 yd
Costa Ltd	Unit 10, St Johns Centre, Rope Walk	262 yd
Starbucks Coffee Company	66 St Johns Street	393 yd
Kids World	9 Kingsway	594 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Meltis Sports and Social Club	Meltis Sports And Social Club, Miller Road	746 yd
Bedford Rowing Club	Bedford Rowing Club, Duckmill Lane	822 yd
Kings Arms PH	The Kings Arms, 24 St Marys Street	825 yd
Gardeners Arms	The Gardeners Arms, 12 Sandhurst Road	869 yd
The Rose	The Rose, 45 High Street	1,050 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Fish Bar	26 London Road	136 yd
Pizza Hut	24 London Road	136 yd
Zest Pizza	32 London Road	136 yd
Wraps To Go	12a Fenlake Road Industrial Estate	161 yd
Subway	Pod A, London Road	171 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, Cardington Road	639 yd
Farmfoods	Farm Foods, 4-6 Kingsway	720 yd
Morrisons Service Station Shop	Morrisons, Ampthill Road	952 yd
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited	Morrisons, Ampthill Road	952 yd
SAS Supermarket	Unit 2, 82 Ampthill Road	1,022 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (Bedford) London Road	health and fitness suite	176 yd
Bedford Girls School CARDINGTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	583 yd
Bedford Free School CAULDWELL HOUSE CAULDWELL HOUSE CAULDWELL STREET		776 yd
Harrowden Middle School (Closed) Oak Road	grass pitches	852 yd
Pace Health Club (Bedford) (Closed) St. Marys Street	health and fitness suite	879 yd
Oasis Beach Pool CARDINGTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	879 yd
Bedford College CAULDWELL STREET	health and fitness suite	948 yd
Russell Park PEMBROKE STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,004 yd
Jubilee Park SOUTH LODGE SOUTH LODGE CANVIN WAY	grass pitches	1,039 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	109.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of MK42 0ER