Population Density in BedfordWards Ranked
Bedford has 188,000 people, about 394 per km².
All 28 wards in Bedford, ranked by residents per km². Data: Office for National Statistics (2022), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open the interactive map| Rank | Ward | Residents per km² | Residents | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GreyfriarsBedford | 7,175 per km² | 4,301 | 0.6 km² |
| 2 | Kempston Central & EastBedford | 6,659 per km² | 9,632 | 1.45 km² |
| 3 | Castle & NewnhamBedford | 5,458 per km² | 8,341 | 1.53 km² |
| 4 | Queens ParkBedford | 5,359 per km² | 9,738 | 1.82 km² |
| 5 | CauldwellBedford | 4,851 per km² | 12,146 | 2.5 km² |
| 6 | GoldingtonBedford | 3,964 per km² | 8,258 | 2.08 km² |
| 7 | HarpurBedford | 3,739 per km² | 8,889 | 2.38 km² |
| 8 | PutnoeBedford | 3,292 per km² | 8,162 | 2.48 km² |
| 9 | Kempston WestBedford | 3,225 per km² | 4,365 | 1.35 km² |
| 10 | De ParysBedford | 3,125 per km² | 7,109 | 2.27 km² |
| 11 | Kempston SouthBedford | 2,960 per km² | 4,063 | 1.37 km² |
| 12 | Kempston NorthBedford | 2,785 per km² | 4,104 | 1.47 km² |
| 13 | KingsbrookBedford | 2,638 per km² | 10,735 | 4.07 km² |
| 14 | BrickhillBedford | 2,507 per km² | 9,112 | 3.63 km² |
| 15 | Great DenhamBedford | 1,893 per km² | 4,842 | 2.56 km² |
| 16 | RiverfieldBedford | 1,367 per km² | 4,050 | 2.96 km² |
| 17 | BiddenhamBedford | 1,084 per km² | 3,176 | 2.93 km² |
| 18 | Clapham & OakleyBedford | 491 per km² | 6,906 | 14.1 km² |
| 19 | Wixams & WilsteadBedford | 475 per km² | 13,068 | 27.5 km² |
| 20 | Wootton & Kempston RuralBedford | 450 per km² | 9,160 | 20.4 km² |
| 21 | ShortstownBedford | 276 per km² | 7,230 | 26.2 km² |
| 22 | Renhold & RavensdenBedford | 215 per km² | 3,897 | 18.1 km² |
| 23 | BromhamBedford | 159 per km² | 7,049 | 44.4 km² |
| 24 | Great BarfordBedford | 129 per km² | 3,524 | 27.4 km² |
| 25 | SharnbrookBedford | 111 per km² | 3,858 | 34.7 km² |
| 26 | HarroldBedford | 77 per km² | 4,228 | 54.6 km² |
| 27 | RiseleyBedford | 50 per km² | 3,982 | 79.8 km² |
| 28 | WybostonBedford | 39 per km² | 3,541 | 90.1 km² |