Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0RL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding MK42 0RL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.9% 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	53.2%	52.9%	-0.3%	51.0%	1.9%
Male	46.8%	47.1%	0.3%	49.0%	-1.9%

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	18.4%	29.7%	11.3%	37.9%	-8.2%
Married: Opposite sex	48.5%	39.9%	-8.6%	44.2%	-4.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	10.9%	11.9%	1.0%	9.1%	2.8%
Widowed	20.5%	14.3%	-6.2%	6.1%	8.2%

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	41.2%	41.4%	0.2%	48.4%	-7.0%
Good health	30.7%	40.5%	9.8%	33.6%	6.9%
Fair health	22.5%	12.1%	-10.4%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	3.7%	5.1%	1.4%	4.0%	1.1%
Very bad health	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	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	35.1%	18.8%	-16.3%	18.2%	0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.4%	11.6%	3.2%	9.6%	2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	10.6%	-0.3%	13.4%	-2.8%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	7.5%	5.4%	5.3%	2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5%	12.3%	7.3%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	29.3%	36.9%	7.6%	33.8%	3.1%
Other	9.2%	2.4%	-6.8%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 80.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	3.6%	3.6%	3.1%	0.5%
Pakistani	2.2%	1.5%	-0.7%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	3%	0.3%	-2.7%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	0%	3.6%	3.6%	2.5%	1.1%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	2.7%	2.3%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	0.8%	0.4%
White	85.8%	80.4%	-5.4%	81.4%	-1.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	4.5%	2.1%	-2.4%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66% 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	79.4%	66%	-13.4%	83.2%	-17.2%
European Union	6.4%	19.6%	13.2%	6.1%	13.5%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	2.7%	2.3%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	1.1%	3.9%	2.8%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	12.4%	4.2%	-8.2%	5.6%	-1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	3.6%	3.2%	1.3%	2.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.9%	66%	-11.9%	83.2%	-17.2%
10+ Years	6.4%	13%	6.6%	9.8%	3.2%
5-10 Years	3%	6.9%	3.9%	2.9%	4.0%
2-5 Years	4.1%	8.4%	4.3%	2.2%	6.2%
Less than 2 years	8.6%	5.7%	-2.9%	1.9%	3.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.7%	76.7%	-16.0%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	5.1%	1.3%	3.8%
Romania	6.6%	0.9%	5.7%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	13%	13.5%	-0.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.8%	37.2%	-12.4%
Christian	66.2%	46.2%	20.0%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Muslim	1.8%	6.5%	-4.7%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Cardington Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cardington Road was 617.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 298.8% higher than the Cauldwell average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Cardington Road has the 2nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell and the 10th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 103.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 118.7%.

🔎 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 0RL, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Cardington Road are based on 157 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 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0RL

Estimated Average Property Prices for MK42 0RL

Average Price
£100,912

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£100,912

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cardington Road

Average Price
£237,160

Semi-Detached
£335,126

Terraced
£378,467

Detached
£424,953

Flats/Maisonettes
£146,797

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cardington Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
26 Homebrook House Cardington Road, Bedford, Bedford Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£66,500	2023-08-31	£66,366
18 Homebrook House Cardington Road, Bedford, Bedford Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£65,000	2023-08-25	£64,869
19 Homebrook House Cardington Road, Bedford, Bedford Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£60,000	2023-04-28	£59,759
27 Homebrook House Cardington Road, Bedford, Bedford Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£68,000	2022-08-12	£67,255
12 Homebrook House Cardington Road, Bedford, Bedford Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£70,000	2022-08-05	£69,233

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for MK42 0RL

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in MK42 0RL area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 37% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	108
Full-Time Employee	94
Self-Employed	23
Part-Time Employee	22
Student (economically inactive)	13
Unemployed	12
Looking after home or family	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Other	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	15
Education	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Manufacturing	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Information and communication	5
Construction	5
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	2
Other	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southway Nursery School Ampthill Road , MK42 9HE	- not rated	582 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Peter Pan Nursery School Edward Road , MK42 9DR	4out of 4	955 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Trees Nursery School Hawkins Road , MK42 9LS	4out of 4	958 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Raleigh School Ampthill Road , MK42 9HE	- not rated	550 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Shackleton Primary School Pearcey Road , MK42 9LZ	3out of 4	984 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shackleton Primary School Pearcey Road , MK42 9LZ	- not rated	984 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cauldwell School Edward Road , MK42 9DR	3out of 4	992 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cauldwell School Edward Road , MK42 9DR	- not rated	992 yd	Community school	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	123 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
John Bunyan School Mile Road , MK42 9TR	- not rated	1,848 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bedford Academy Mile Road , MK42 9TR	3out of 4	1,873 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Castle Newnham School Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT	3out of 4	1,950 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Castle Newnham School Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT	- not rated	1,950 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	1,210 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's RC Middle School 112 Bromham Road , MK40 2QR	- not rated	1,246 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsbrook Middle School Oak Road , MK42 0HH	- not rated	1,520 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harrowden Middle School Oak Road , MK42 0HH	- not rated	1,520 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Middle School Mowbray Road , MK42 9XA	- not rated	2,057 yd	Community school	No	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	248 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	301 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Teaching Service for Excluded Pupils 2nd Floor, Riverside Suite , County Hall MK42 9AP	- not rated	384 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
E-Spired Centre of Excellence The Raleigh Centre , Ampthill Road MK42 9HE	- not rated	550 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Raleigh Education Centre Raleigh and Southway Centre , Ampthill Road MK42 9HE	- not rated	582 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bedford High School Bromham Road , MK40 2BS	- not rated	982 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
Tana Thai	20-22 Cauldwell Street	162 yd
Kids World	9 Kingsway	197 yd
Starbucks Coffee Company	66 St Johns Street	303 yd
Albero Lounge	Cowper Building, Riverside Square	380 yd
Mitchell's Table	Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street	385 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kings Arms PH	The Kings Arms, 24 St Marys Street	169 yd
Bedford Rowing Club	Bedford Rowing Club, Duckmill Lane	180 yd
The Rose	The Rose, 45 High Street	447 yd
Astons	32 High Street	508 yd
Slug & Lettuce Bedford	53-55 High Street	539 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lee's Kitchen	Lee's Kitchen, Duckmill Lane	180 yd
BB Tea	43 High Street	483 yd
Subway	Pod A, London Road	502 yd
Greggs	19 Harpur Centre	550 yd
Emporium cafe	18 The Boulevards	553 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Farmfoods	Farm Foods, 4-6 Kingsway	153 yd
Tesco	63 High Street	539 yd
Liana International Market	59 Midland Road	676 yd
Essential Supermarket	10-11 Thurlow Street	768 yd
Bedford Fruit and Vegetable Ltd	109 Midland Road	788 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bedford Free School CAULDWELL HOUSE CAULDWELL HOUSE CAULDWELL STREET		119 yd
Pace Health Club (Bedford) (Closed) St. Marys Street	health and fitness suite	224 yd
Bedford College CAULDWELL STREET	health and fitness suite	286 yd
Bedford Girls School CARDINGTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	302 yd
The Gym (Bedford) London Road	health and fitness suite	497 yd
Bunyan Meeting Church MILL STREET		576 yd
Flexibility Health & Fitness Club 1-3 1-3 SILVER STREET	health and fitness suite	635 yd
Samsons Fitness MIDLAND ROAD	health and fitness suite	769 yd
Hmp Bedford ST. LOYES STREET	artificial grass pitch	949 yd
Trinity Arts & Leisure BROMHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,016 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	54.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	49.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of MK42 0RL