Local authority · E06000055
Bedford
In useBedford is a local authority in England, published in boundary releases since December 2011.
The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.
- Code
- E06000055
- Kind
- Local authority
- Area
- 475 km²
- Population
- 194,976Mid-2024 estimate
- In use
- 2011 to now
Where it sits
What it contains
117 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries
- Bedford 001A
- Bedford 001B
- Bedford 001C
- Bedford 001D
- Bedford 002A
- Bedford 002B
- Bedford 002C
- Bedford 002D
- Bedford 002E
- Bedford 002F
- Bedford 003A
- Bedford 003B
- Bedford 003C
- Bedford 003D
- Bedford 003E
- Bedford 004B
- Bedford 004C
- Bedford 004D
- Bedford 004E
- Bedford 004F
- Bedford 004H
- Bedford 004I
- Bedford 005A
- Bedford 005B
- Bedford 005C
- Bedford 005D
- Bedford 005E
- Bedford 005F
- Bedford 006A
- Bedford 006B
- Bedford 006C
- Bedford 006D
- Bedford 006E
- Bedford 006F
- Bedford 007A
- Bedford 007B
- Bedford 007C
- Bedford 007D
- Bedford 007E
- Bedford 007F
- Bedford 008A
- Bedford 008B
- Bedford 008D
- Bedford 008E
- Bedford 008F
- Bedford 008G
- Bedford 008H
- Bedford 008I
- Bedford 009A
- Bedford 009B
- Bedford 009C
- Bedford 009D
- Bedford 010A
- Bedford 010B
- Bedford 010C
- Bedford 010D
- Bedford 010E
- Bedford 010F
- Bedford 011A
- Bedford 011B
- Bedford 011C
- Bedford 011D
- Bedford 012A
- Bedford 012B
- Bedford 012C
- Bedford 012E
- Bedford 012F
- Bedford 012G
- Bedford 012H
- Bedford 013A
- Bedford 013B
- Bedford 013C
- Bedford 013D
- Bedford 013E
- Bedford 014A
- Bedford 014B
- Bedford 014C
- Bedford 014D
- Bedford 014E
- Bedford 014F
- Bedford 015A
- Bedford 015C
- Bedford 015D
- Bedford 015E
- Bedford 015F
- Bedford 015G
- Bedford 015H
- Bedford 016A
- Bedford 016B
- Bedford 016C
- Bedford 016D
- Bedford 017A
- Bedford 017B
- Bedford 017C
- Bedford 017D
- Bedford 018A
- Bedford 018B
- Bedford 018C
- Bedford 018E
- Bedford 018F
- Bedford 018G
- Bedford 018H
- Bedford 020B
- Bedford 020C
- Bedford 020D
- Bedford 020E
- Bedford 020F
- Bedford 021A
- Bedford 021B
- Bedford 021C
- Bedford 021D
- Bedford 021E
- Bedford 021F
- Bedford 022A
- Bedford 022B
- Bedford 022C
- Bedford 022D
50 parishes, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Bedford, unparished area
- Biddenham
- Bletsoe
- Bolnhurst and Keysoe
- Brickhill
- Bromham
- Cardington
- Carlton and Chellington
- Clapham
- Colmworth
- Cople
- Cotton End
- Dean and Shelton
- Elstow
- Felmersham
- Great Barford
- Great Denham
- Harrold
- Kempston
- Kempston Rural
- Knotting and Souldrop
- Little Barford
- Little Staughton
- Melchbourne and Yielden
- Milton Ernest
- Oakley
- Odell
- Pavenham
- Pertenhall
- Podington
- Ravensden
- Renhold
- Riseley
- Roxton
- Sharnbrook
- Shortstown
- Stagsden
- Staploe
- Stevington
- Stewartby
- Swineshead
- Thurleigh
- Turvey
- Wilden
- Willington
- Wilshamstead
- Wixams
- Wootton
- Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden
- Wymington
28 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Biddenham
- Brickhill
- Bromham
- Castle & Newnham
- Cauldwell
- Clapham & Oakley
- De Parys
- Goldington
- Great Barford
- Great Denham
- Greyfriars
- Harpur
- Harrold
- Kempston Central & East
- Kempston North
- Kempston South
- Kempston West
- Kingsbrook
- Putnoe
- Queens Park
- Renhold & Ravensden
- Riseley
- Riverfield
- Sharnbrook
- Shortstown
- Wixams & Wilstead
- Wootton & Kempston Rural
- Wyboston
Neighbours
4 local authorities share a border with Bedford, longest border first.
- Central Bedfordshire 47.0 km
- Huntingdonshire 36.6 km
- North Northamptonshire 31.7 km
- Milton Keynes 14.6 km
Data published for it
37 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Bedford itself.
- Adult social care activity in England2025
- Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England2025
- Air Quality2024
- Attainment 8 Gap2025
- Broadband Coverage2025
- Car Availability2021
- Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
- Claimant Count2026
- Council Tax levels in England2026
- Crime2026
- Ethnicity2021
- EU Referendum Results2016
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
- House price to residence-based earnings ratio2025
- Housing supply: net additional dwellings2025
- Income2025
- Indices of Multiple Deprivation2025
- Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Land Area2024
- Life Expectancy2024
- Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
- Local authority revenue expenditure and financing2026
- Mobile Coverage2025
- NHS Waiting Times2026
- Planning applications in England2026
- Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
- Qualifications2021
- Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
- School Performance (KS4)2025
- Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Temporary Accommodation2026
- Travel to Work2021
- UK business: activity, size and location2025
- Unemployment2021
- Workplace income2025
Ask the API
Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.
- The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000055 - Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000055/geometry?tier=medium - Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000055/history - What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000055/parents - What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000055/children - Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000055/neighbours - What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E06000055?include=capabilities