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BedfordCastle

Castle

MK40 3

Castle ward covers Bedford's town centre and the Castle Mound area along the river. This is where the shops, restaurants, and the Corn Exchange are. The Embankment gardens along the Ouse are the best public space in Bedford and they sit right here. Housing is a real mix, from Victorian terraces to modern flats above shops and some social housing. It is lively during the day and can be noisy on weekend evenings. Not where most families end up but good for people who want to walk to everything.

Bedford1.2 mi
£367kmedian house
Top 10%primary KS2
Below averagesafety
Castle

Flat

£168k

Terraced

£321k

Semi-detached

£428k

Detached

£701k

54% homeowners33% private rented13% social rented

Fastest travel times

King's Cross49 min
Oxford Circus58 min
Liverpool Street62 min
Victoria62 min
London Bridge66 min
Paddington66 min

Nearest stations

Bedford1.2 mi
SafetyBelow average

Breakdown of reported crime

Violence and sexual offences
36%
Anti-social behaviour
13%
Public order
10%
Shoplifting
7%
Criminal damage and arson
6%
Other theft
6%
Vehicle crime
5%
Drug offences
5%
Burglary
4%
Bicycle theft
3%
AffluenceTop half

Ethnicity

White
78.5%
White British62.4%
Other White14.2%
Irish1.4%
Gypsy / Roma0.5%
Mixed
4.4%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
White & Asian1.4%
Other Mixed0.9%
White & Black African0.5%
Asian
9.8%
Bangladeshi3.3%
Indian2.8%
Pakistani1.8%
Other Asian1.4%
Chinese0.5%
Black
4.9%
African2.5%
Caribbean2%
Other Black0.4%
Other
2.3%

State primary

Castle Newnham School
St John Rigby Catholic Primary School
Good
Hazeldene School
🏆 Strong results

State secondary

Castle Newnham School
Non-selective
Goldington Academy
GoodNon-selective⭐ Exceptional teaching🏆 Strong results
Bedford Free School
OutstandingNon-selective⭐ Exceptional teaching

Independent

Bedford School
🏆 Exceptional sixth form
Bedford Girls' School
🏆 Strong sixth form
KWS School
Green spaces55 nearby
Russell Park
Mill Meadows
Everard Meadow
Bedford Park

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