Castle & Newnham
Ward · E05014494
- Ward
- Castle & Newnham
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Police
- Bedfordshire
Deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Range shows spread across 8 Lower Super Output Areas in this area.
More deprivedLess deprived |
Castle & Newnham average (lo–hi) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 52% (9–85) | |
| Income | 62% (15–90) | |
| Employment | 64% (16–82) | |
| Education | 63% (9–90) | |
| Health | 48% (14–80) | |
| Crime | 34% (1–88) | |
| Housing & services | 67% (36–92) | |
| Living environment | 19% (3–85) |
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Schools
School locations from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. GCSE results from Key Stage 4 performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across 8 subjects; English & Maths 5+ is the percentage achieving grade 5 or above in English and Maths.
10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25
| School | Distance | Admissions | Attainment 8 | English & Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Girls' School | 0.4 mi | — | 14.2 | 0% |
| Bedford School | 0.6 mi | — | 14.6 | 0% |
| Bedford Free School | 0.6 mi | Non-sel | 46.5 | 37% |
| Castle Newnham School | 0.7 mi | — | 42.7 | 34% |
| Goldington Academy | 0.7 mi | — | 54.3 | 64% |
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🚧 GP Practices
design review needed — #210
GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service.
| Name | Distance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| THE DE PARYS GROUP | 0.6 mi | GP practice |
| GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY | 0.6 mi | GP practice |
| LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE | 1.4 mi | GP practice |
| CAULDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE | 1.5 mi | GP practice |
| PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP | 1.4 mi | GP practice |
🚧 Listed Buildings
design review needed — #211
Listed building data from Historic England.
| Name | Distance | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION BRIDGE | 0.3 mi | II |
| Bedford War Memorial | 0.4 mi | II |
| 9, ROTHSAY GARDENS | 0.4 mi | II |
| 1-11, THE GROVE | 0.4 mi | II |
| 136, GOLDINGTON ROAD | 0.4 mi | II |
🚧 Green Spaces
design review needed — #212
Green space data from OS Open Greenspace.
| Name | Distance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Park - The Time Gardens | 0.05 mi | Park |
| Russell Park - The Time Gardens | 0.10 mi | Park |
| Russell Park - The Time Gardens | 0.1 mi | Park |
| Russell Park - The Time Gardens | 0.1 mi | Park |
| Greenspace access point | 0.1 mi | Sports facility |
🚧 Transport
design review needed — #214
Transport stop data from NaPTAN.
| Name | Distance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford St Johns Rail Station | 1.0 mi | Rail station |
| Bedford St Johns Rail Station | 1.0 mi | Rail station |
| Bedford Rail Station | 1.6 mi | Rail station |
| Bedford Rail Station | 1.6 mi | Rail station |
| Kempston Hardwick Rail Station | 5.2 mi | Rail station |
House Prices
Based on Land Registry Price Paid data. Median prices for completed sales (Category A) by property type. England & Wales.
Median sale price by type
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All types | £360,000 | ||
| Detached | £840,000 | ||
| Semi-detached | £410,000 | ||
| Terraced | £360,000 | ||
| Flat | £210,000 |
Crime
From police.uk open data, aggregated by postcode district. Rates are per 1,000 resident population per month.
Offences per 1,000 population per month
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total crime | 14.2 | ||
| Violent crime | 5.1 | ||
| Burglary | 2.1 | ||
| Anti-social behaviour | 5.0 |
Broadband
From the Ofcom Connected Nations report, aggregated by postcode district. Download and upload are mean speeds; FTTP is percentage of premises with full fibre availability.
Average speeds and coverage
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 65.8 Mbps | ||
| Upload | 14.3 Mbps | ||
| FTTP coverage | 29.4% |
🚧 Rents
ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.
design review needed — #201
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All bedrooms | £1,146 | ||
| 1 bed | £780 | ||
| 2 bed | £1,004 | ||
| 3 bed | £1,228 | ||
| 4+ bed | £1,772 |
🚧 Air Quality
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.
design review needed — #202
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 7 | ||
| PM10 | 12 | ||
| NO₂ | 11 | ||
| NOₓ | 15 |
🚧 Road Casualties
DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.
design review needed — #203
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All collisions | 1 | ||
| Fatal | 0 | ||
| Serious | 1 | ||
| Killed/serious | 1 | ||
| Pedestrian | 4 | ||
| Cyclist | 1 |
🚧 Traffic
DfT road traffic statistics.
design review needed — #204
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All motor vehicles | 870,200,000 | ||
| Cars & taxis | 675,800,000 |
🚧 Flood Risk
Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.
design review needed — #205
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers & sea | 0 |
🚧 Companies
Companies House free company data product.
design review needed — #206
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active companies | 9,601 | ||
| Total registered | 10,530 | ||
| Dormant | 161 | ||
| New (last year) | 1,472 | ||
| New (last 5 years) | 4,835 |
🚧 Population
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 1,363 |
🚧 Age structure
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 0–15 | 16.1% | ||
| Aged 16–64 | 64.3% | ||
| Aged 65+ | 19.6% |
🚧 Ethnic group
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 87.8% | ||
| Asian | 3.5% | ||
| Black | 2.0% | ||
| Mixed | 4.6% | ||
| Other | 2.1% |
🚧 Housing tenure
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.8% | ||
| Social rented | 8.9% | ||
| Private rented | 28.3% |
🚧 Car availability
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No car or van | 22.8% | ||
| 1 car or van | 51.8% | ||
| 2+ cars or vans | 25.4% |
🚧 Economic activity
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economically active | 68.7% | ||
| Unemployed | 2.9% |
🚧 Accommodation type
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 7.8% | ||
| Semi-detached | 21.8% | ||
| Terraced | 38.7% | ||
| Flat / maisonette | 29.1% |
🚧 Qualifications
Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001
design review needed — #209
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No qualifications | 10.1% | ||
| Degree or above | 54.9% |
🚧 Mobile Coverage
Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.
design review needed — #207
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor 4G (all operators) | 83.6% | ||
| Indoor voice (all) | 90.5% | ||
| 5G outdoor (any) | 97.0% |
🚧 Health
Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.
design review needed — #208
| Yours | Trend | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | — | ||
| Obesity prevalence | 68.9% | ||
| Smoking prevalence | 12.4% | ||
| Infant mortality | 4.7 |