Central Bedfordshire in figures

A profile of Central Bedfordshire from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Central Bedfordshire was 321,605 in 2025, up 1.8% from 2024.

Population321,6052025Up 1.8% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over18.4%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share11%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June4,2302025Compared with 3,971 in 2024
240K260K280K300K320K340K201120142017202020252011: 255,644 persons2012: 259,524 persons2013: 263,425 persons2014: 267,066 persons2015: 270,962 persons2016: 274,909 persons2017: 277,655 persons2018: 280,414 persons2019: 284,688 persons2020: 289,105 persons2021: 295,651 persons2022: 302,158 persons2023: 309,755 persons2024: 316,062 persons2025: 321,605 persons240K260K280K300K320K340K20112016202120252011: 255,644 persons2012: 259,524 persons2013: 263,425 persons2014: 267,066 persons2015: 270,962 persons2016: 274,909 persons2017: 277,655 persons2018: 280,414 persons2019: 284,688 persons2020: 289,105 persons2021: 295,651 persons2022: 302,158 persons2023: 309,755 persons2024: 316,062 persons2025: 321,605 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Central Bedfordshire (pounds sterling) was £9.05 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 6.6% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£9.05 billion2024, provisionalUp 6.6% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£28,6392024, provisionalUp 4.4% from 2023
2,0004,0006,0008,00010K20002004200820122016202020242000: 3,673 GBP million2001: 3,796 GBP million2002: 3,942 GBP million2003: 4,118 GBP million2004: 4,202 GBP million2005: 4,446 GBP million2006: 4,512 GBP million2007: 4,667 GBP million2008: 4,843 GBP million2009: 4,621 GBP million2010: 4,756 GBP million2011: 4,921 GBP million2012: 5,133 GBP million2013: 5,480 GBP million2014: 5,866 GBP million2015: 6,116 GBP million2016: 6,527 GBP million2017: 7,075 GBP million2018: 7,177 GBP million2019: 7,161 GBP million2020: 6,386 GBP million2021: 7,159 GBP million2022: 7,893 GBP million2023: 8,488 GBP million2024: 9,046 GBP million2,0004,0006,0008,00010K2000200920242000: 3,673 GBP million2001: 3,796 GBP million2002: 3,942 GBP million2003: 4,118 GBP million2004: 4,202 GBP million2005: 4,446 GBP million2006: 4,512 GBP million2007: 4,667 GBP million2008: 4,843 GBP million2009: 4,621 GBP million2010: 4,756 GBP million2011: 4,921 GBP million2012: 5,133 GBP million2013: 5,480 GBP million2014: 5,866 GBP million2015: 6,116 GBP million2016: 6,527 GBP million2017: 7,075 GBP million2018: 7,177 GBP million2019: 7,161 GBP million2020: 6,386 GBP million2021: 7,159 GBP million2022: 7,893 GBP million2023: 8,488 GBP million2024: 9,046 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Central Bedfordshire (pounds sterling) was £356,758 (provisional) in July 2026, up 1.2% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£356,758July 2026, provisionalUp 1.2% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly1.2%July 2026, provisionalDown 4.6 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£1,250August 2026, provisionalUp 3.7% from August 2025
300K320K340K360K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 304,110 GBP2021-08: 309,247 GBP2021-09: 309,991 GBP2021-10: 315,654 GBP2021-11: 316,278 GBP2021-12: 316,579 GBP2022-01: 319,145 GBP2022-02: 321,292 GBP2022-03: 322,883 GBP2022-04: 323,590 GBP2022-05: 327,424 GBP2022-06: 332,655 GBP2022-07: 340,016 GBP2022-08: 342,245 GBP2022-09: 344,670 GBP2022-10: 343,028 GBP2022-11: 345,826 GBP2022-12: 348,137 GBP2023-01: 348,021 GBP2023-02: 347,605 GBP2023-03: 343,895 GBP2023-04: 344,003 GBP2023-05: 340,467 GBP2023-06: 338,838 GBP2023-07: 336,417 GBP2023-08: 335,204 GBP2023-09: 336,406 GBP2023-10: 336,978 GBP2023-11: 335,618 GBP2023-12: 331,385 GBP2024-01: 331,020 GBP2024-02: 333,074 GBP2024-03: 333,633 GBP2024-04: 329,821 GBP2024-05: 328,470 GBP2024-06: 327,847 GBP2024-07: 333,123 GBP2024-08: 337,048 GBP2024-09: 340,278 GBP2024-10: 340,495 GBP2024-11: 341,159 GBP2024-12: 343,566 GBP2025-01: 348,419 GBP2025-02: 346,318 GBP2025-03: 349,177 GBP2025-04: 345,156 GBP2025-05: 347,955 GBP2025-06: 346,246 GBP2025-07: 352,419 GBP2025-08: 355,007 GBP2025-09: 355,928 GBP2025-10: 352,722 GBP2025-11: 351,150 GBP2025-12: 351,791 GBP2026-01: 354,073 GBP2026-02: 358,350 GBP2026-03: 358,420 GBP2026-04: 358,142 GBP2026-05: 353,866 GBP2026-06: 354,690 GBP2026-07: 356,758 GBP300K320K340K360K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 304,110 GBP2021-08: 309,247 GBP2021-09: 309,991 GBP2021-10: 315,654 GBP2021-11: 316,278 GBP2021-12: 316,579 GBP2022-01: 319,145 GBP2022-02: 321,292 GBP2022-03: 322,883 GBP2022-04: 323,590 GBP2022-05: 327,424 GBP2022-06: 332,655 GBP2022-07: 340,016 GBP2022-08: 342,245 GBP2022-09: 344,670 GBP2022-10: 343,028 GBP2022-11: 345,826 GBP2022-12: 348,137 GBP2023-01: 348,021 GBP2023-02: 347,605 GBP2023-03: 343,895 GBP2023-04: 344,003 GBP2023-05: 340,467 GBP2023-06: 338,838 GBP2023-07: 336,417 GBP2023-08: 335,204 GBP2023-09: 336,406 GBP2023-10: 336,978 GBP2023-11: 335,618 GBP2023-12: 331,385 GBP2024-01: 331,020 GBP2024-02: 333,074 GBP2024-03: 333,633 GBP2024-04: 329,821 GBP2024-05: 328,470 GBP2024-06: 327,847 GBP2024-07: 333,123 GBP2024-08: 337,048 GBP2024-09: 340,278 GBP2024-10: 340,495 GBP2024-11: 341,159 GBP2024-12: 343,566 GBP2025-01: 348,419 GBP2025-02: 346,318 GBP2025-03: 349,177 GBP2025-04: 345,156 GBP2025-05: 347,955 GBP2025-06: 346,246 GBP2025-07: 352,419 GBP2025-08: 355,007 GBP2025-09: 355,928 GBP2025-10: 352,722 GBP2025-11: 351,150 GBP2025-12: 351,791 GBP2026-01: 354,073 GBP2026-02: 358,350 GBP2026-03: 358,420 GBP2026-04: 358,142 GBP2026-05: 353,866 GBP2026-06: 354,690 GBP2026-07: 356,758 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Central Bedfordshire were 13,135 in 2024, up 1% from 2023.

Active enterprises13,1352024Up 1% from 2023
Enterprise births1,3302024Down 7.6% from 2023
13K13.5K14K14.5K2019202020212022202320242019: 14,455 count2020: 13,030 count2021: 13,015 count2022: 13,060 count2023: 13,005 count2024: 13,135 count13K13.5K14K14.5K2019202120242019: 14,455 count2020: 13,030 count2021: 13,015 count2022: 13,060 count2023: 13,005 count2024: 13,135 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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