Harefield Avenue, Bedford, MK42 9RL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around MK42 9RL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51%	50.6%	-0.4%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	49%	49.4%	0.4%	49.0%	0.4%

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	28.7%	34.4%	5.7%	37.9%	-3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	57.7%	50.5%	-7.2%	44.2%	6.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Separated	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	5.4%	4.7%	-0.7%	9.1%	-4.4%
Widowed	6.8%	8.7%	1.9%	6.1%	2.6%

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	43%	42.8%	-0.2%	48.4%	-5.6%
Good health	37%	38.1%	1.1%	33.6%	4.5%
Fair health	13.8%	14.2%	0.4%	12.7%	1.5%
Bad health	4.7%	4.1%	-0.6%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22%	24.5%	2.5%	18.2%	6.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.6%	11.8%	-2.8%	9.6%	2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.7%	13.9%	1.2%	13.4%	0.5%
Apprenticeship	5.4%	6.8%	1.4%	5.3%	1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.9%	15.5%	6.6%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	21.7%	24.7%	3.0%	33.8%	-9.1%
Other	14.6%	2.8%	-11.8%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.9% 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	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	38.1%	27.5%	-10.6%	3.1%	24.4%
Pakistani	1.5%	4.4%	2.9%	2.7%	1.7%
Other Asian	2.8%	2.6%	-0.2%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	0.9%	3.4%	2.5%	2.5%	0.9%
Black Caribbean	3.9%	3.2%	-0.7%	1.0%	2.2%
Other Black	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	0.8%	-1.1%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	48.2%	46.9%	-1.3%	81.4%	-34.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Other	0%	6.9%	6.9%	1.6%	5.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.4% 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	65.6%	64.4%	-1.2%	83.2%	-18.8%
European Union	14.6%	16.4%	1.8%	6.1%	10.3%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	1.8%	1.6%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	3.4%	3.1%	-0.3%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	14.6%	13.3%	-1.3%	5.6%	7.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	1.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.6%	64.9%	-0.7%	83.2%	-18.3%
10+ Years	1.5%	24.7%	23.2%	9.8%	14.9%
5-10 Years	1.5%	3.9%	2.4%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	4.7%	3.2%	-1.5%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	26.7%	3.4%	-23.3%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.1%	76.7%	-9.6%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	12.8%	0.6%	12.2%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	3.7%	1.2%	2.5%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.4%	37.2%	-22.8%
Christian	46.9%	46.2%	0.7%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	7.5%	1.7%	5.8%
Muslim	5.1%	6.5%	-1.4%
Sikh	12%	0.9%	11.1%
Other religion	8.3%	0.6%	7.7%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Harefield Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Harefield Avenue was 75.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 54.2% lower than the Cauldwell average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Harefield Avenue has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell and the 195th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 38.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -40.8%.

🔎 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. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,000

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in MK42 9RL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Harefield Avenue are based on 12 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 Harefield Avenue, Bedford, MK42 9RL

Estimated Average Property Prices for MK42 9RL

Average Price
£304,356

Semi-Detached
£314,111

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£245,822

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Harefield Avenue

Average Price
£323,300

Semi-Detached
£323,300

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Harefield AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Harefield Avenue, Bedford, Bedford Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2025-03-14	£324,035
2 Harefield Avenue, Bedford, Bedford Detached, an established residential building	£260,000	2022-09-16	£271,865
8 Harefield Avenue, Bedford, Bedford Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£272,500	2022-04-25	£299,271
16 Harefield Avenue, Bedford, Bedford Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2019-07-16	£348,408
3 Harefield Avenue, Bedford, Bedford Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£262,000	2016-06-28	£374,487

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for MK42 9RL

Employment

MK42 9RL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	152
Retired	89
Part-Time Employee	63
Self-Employed	33
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	17
Unemployed	14
Other	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	63
Manufacturing	23
Human health and social work activities	23
Transport and storage	17
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Construction	16
Education	16
Administrative and support service activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Other	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	1,034 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cherry Trees Nursery School Hawkins Road , MK42 9LS	4out of 4	1,408 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Camestone School Jowitt Avenue , Kempston MK42 8NW	3out of 4	409 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Springfield Primary School Orchard Street , Kempston MK42 7LJ	2out of 4	856 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cauldwell School Edward Road , MK42 9DR	3out of 4	997 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bedford Road Primary School Hillgrounds Road , Kempston MK42 8QH	2out of 4	1,227 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elstow School Abbeyfields Road Abbeyfields , Elstow MK42 9GP	3out of 4	1,372 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Daubeney Academy Orchard Street , Kempston MK42 7PS	3out of 4	702 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bedford Free School Cauldwell Street , MK42 9AD	3out of 4	1,940 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bedford Academy Mile Road , MK42 9TR	3out of 4	2,002 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kempston Challenger Academy Hill Rise , Kempston MK42 7EB	3out of 4	2,428 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Biddenham International School and Sports College Biddenham Turn , MK40 4AZ	3out of 4	2,547 yd	Foundation 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	1,990 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's School Austin Canons , Bedford Road MK42 8AA	4out of 4	975 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Academy Halsey Road , Kempston MK42 8AU	3out of 4	1,108 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
E-Spired Centre of Excellence The Raleigh Centre , Ampthill Road MK42 9HE	- not rated	1,424 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greys Education Centre Manor Drive , Kempston MK42 7AB	3out of 4	1,574 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bedford Girls' School Cardington Road , MK42 0BX	- not rated	2,188 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
Ground Floor Coffee Shop (Kings Arms Trust)	Kings House, 245 Ampthill Road	143 yd
Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service	Bedfordshire And Luton Fire And Rescue Service, Southfields Road	438 yd
Red Lion (Sizzling Pub Co)	The Red Lion, High Street	680 yd
St Helena	St Helena, High Street	680 yd
The Cottage	206 High Street	768 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Mulberry Bush	The Mulberry Bush, Springfield Centre	795 yd
Daleys Club	86 Bedford Road	820 yd
The Smiths Arms Public House Ltd	The Smiths Arms, 15 Margetts Road	830 yd
T Bar	The Keep, Bedford Road	864 yd
Addison Howard Centre	Addison Howard Park, Bedford Road	1,046 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Desi Grill	Unit 1, 124 Ampthill Road	719 yd
Cinnamon	2 Springfield Centre	795 yd
Mangal BBQ	3 Springfield Centre	795 yd
Kim Hing Takeaway	7 Springfield Centre	795 yd
New Oriental Fusion	76 Bedford Road	820 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Aldi, Westville Road	758 yd
SAS Supermarket	Unit 2, 82 Ampthill Road	898 yd
Tesco	13 Beauvais Square	1,030 yd
Tesco	203-207 Bedford Road	1,071 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Southfield Tennis Courts LAUREL WALK	tennis courts	527 yd
Meltis Sports And Social Club MILLER COURT	grass pitches	701 yd
Daubeney Academy ORCHARD STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	735 yd
Addison Howard Park Bedford Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,047 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	133.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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