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Homes rented privately

7.8% to 24.8%

Homes rented privately ranged from 7.8% in Houghton Conquest & Haynes to 24.8% in Dunstable Central — a gap of 17.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Houghton Conquest & Haynes7.8%1331,711
Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield8.7%1631,880
Caddington9.4%3954,222
Dunstable South9.5%2032,141
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe9.8%3323,385
Stotfold9.9%3623,659
Clifton, Henlow & Langford10.1%5815,776
Meppershall & Shillington10.3%1991,926
Heath & Reach10.4%1891,820
Ampthill10.6%6245,863
Biggleswade East10.8%3693,406
Leighton-Linslade North11.5%6535,685
Eaton Bray11.5%2091,819
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine12%7496,250
Sandy12.6%7015,568
Houghton Regis West12.8%3782,962
Potton13.8%5143,730
Dunstable West13.9%5313,833
Arlesey & Fairfield14.1%5443,863
Dunstable North14.3%5864,091
Toddington15.2%6114,010
Flitwick15.5%9095,878
Houghton Regis East15.7%7194,587
Northill16%3071,923
Shefford16.1%5723,558
Leighton-Linslade South16.2%1,0176,261
Biggleswade West17.2%1,0376,025
Dunstable East17.9%7474,184
Leighton-Linslade West18.4%1,1376,177
Aspley & Woburn22.8%4742,082
Dunstable Central24.8%6052,436
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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9% to 5.4%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.9% in Shefford to 5.4% in Dunstable South — a gap of 2.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Shefford2.9%2689,204
Ampthill3%42514,119
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine3.1%51816,824
Clifton, Henlow & Langford3.1%43813,992
Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield3.2%1524,795
Leighton-Linslade South3.3%50715,481
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe3.3%2778,362
Stotfold3.3%3019,016
Aspley & Woburn3.4%1574,672
Potton3.4%2978,747
Toddington3.5%3389,693
Biggleswade East3.6%3168,671
Flitwick3.7%50713,855
Meppershall & Shillington3.7%1724,691
Leighton-Linslade West3.7%52013,869
Dunstable West3.8%3429,112
Dunstable East3.8%39510,439
Northill3.8%1754,569
Arlesey & Fairfield3.9%3649,443
Houghton Conquest & Haynes3.9%1624,186
Leighton-Linslade North4.1%57113,935
Houghton Regis West4.2%3197,553
Sandy4.4%59313,562
Biggleswade West4.4%61313,898
Dunstable Central4.4%2385,385
Caddington4.6%4489,794
Dunstable North4.6%48010,431
Heath & Reach4.7%2054,393
Eaton Bray5%2114,205
Houghton Regis East5.1%62212,104
Dunstable South5.4%2855,279
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People aged 65 or over

11% to 28.3%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 11% in Biggleswade East to 28.3% in Eaton Bray — a gap of 17.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Biggleswade East11%9548,650
Leighton-Linslade South11.8%1,82515,461
Houghton Regis East12.2%1,47512,133
Dunstable North12.3%1,28110,412
Arlesey & Fairfield12.9%1,2229,437
Houghton Regis West13.4%1,0077,540
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine13.4%2,24916,829
Shefford14.3%1,3139,199
Dunstable South14.7%7755,269
Dunstable East17.1%1,78410,414
Flitwick17.7%2,46013,871
Biggleswade West18.3%2,53613,876
Stotfold18.4%1,6599,001
Dunstable Central18.6%1,0025,391
Sandy19%2,57213,547
Houghton Conquest & Haynes19.2%8074,203
Leighton-Linslade North19.2%2,68413,958
Ampthill19.7%2,78514,122
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe19.8%1,6558,362
Clifton, Henlow & Langford19.9%2,78514,001
Toddington20%1,9339,681
Potton20.7%1,8158,756
Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield21.2%1,0204,801
Leighton-Linslade West21.6%3,00013,900
Meppershall & Shillington21.9%1,0254,676
Dunstable West23.5%2,1389,116
Heath & Reach23.8%1,0474,399
Aspley & Woburn25.4%1,1854,664
Northill25.8%1,1824,576
Caddington26.5%2,5929,777
Eaton Bray28.3%1,1924,209
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.9% to 22.7%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 11.9% in Ampthill to 22.7% in Houghton Regis East — a gap of 10.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Ampthill11.9%1,36711,483
Biggleswade East12.2%8166,669
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine12.3%1,62513,263
Arlesey & Fairfield12.3%9037,313
Shefford12.4%8957,232
Meppershall & Shillington12.5%4813,844
Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield12.7%4973,928
Leighton-Linslade South12.7%1,50111,835
Aspley & Woburn12.8%4983,901
Houghton Conquest & Haynes13%4433,405
Leighton-Linslade West13.1%1,49811,454
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe13.3%8986,762
Flitwick13.6%1,55111,402
Stotfold13.9%9897,102
Clifton, Henlow & Langford14%1,58711,296
Toddington14.1%1,1247,988
Potton14.5%1,0457,187
Dunstable West15.4%1,1787,645
Northill15.4%6013,898
Heath & Reach15.5%5683,667
Dunstable Central16.3%7234,441
Leighton-Linslade North16.7%1,86511,166
Biggleswade West16.9%1,90811,307
Sandy17.2%1,88510,959
Eaton Bray17.4%6183,549
Dunstable East18%1,5278,494
Caddington18.1%1,4858,220
Houghton Regis West18.5%1,0915,895
Dunstable North18.7%1,5038,048
Dunstable South20.2%8264,091
Houghton Regis East22.7%2,1239,338
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

25% to 43.3%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 25% in Houghton Regis East to 43.3% in Aspley & Woburn — a gap of 18.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Houghton Regis East25%2,3349,338
Dunstable South26.5%1,0864,091
Sandy26.9%2,94610,959
Houghton Regis West27.6%1,6285,895
Dunstable North28.5%2,2908,048
Dunstable East29.4%2,5008,494
Dunstable West29.7%2,2687,645
Biggleswade West29.9%3,38211,307
Dunstable Central30.2%1,3414,441
Leighton-Linslade North30.7%3,43311,166
Eaton Bray31.1%1,1033,549
Caddington31.6%2,5988,220
Stotfold32.6%2,3147,102
Heath & Reach33.3%1,2203,667
Northill33.4%1,3033,898
Potton33.5%2,4057,187
Clifton, Henlow & Langford33.8%3,82311,296
Leighton-Linslade South34.1%4,03711,835
Shefford34.2%2,4757,232
Flitwick34.3%3,90811,402
Toddington34.7%2,7707,988
Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield35.1%1,3803,928
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe35.6%2,4046,762
Houghton Conquest & Haynes35.9%1,2243,405
Meppershall & Shillington36.5%1,4043,844
Arlesey & Fairfield36.8%2,6887,313
Biggleswade East37%2,4696,669
Leighton-Linslade West38.6%4,42111,454
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine39.3%5,21113,263
Ampthill40.2%4,61111,483
Aspley & Woburn43.3%1,6903,901
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.5% to 22%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8.5% in Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield to 22% in Houghton Regis East — a gap of 13.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield8.5%1601,877
Ampthill10.2%5985,872
Meppershall & Shillington10.5%2021,919
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe10.6%3583,387
Clifton, Henlow & Langford10.7%6155,770
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine10.7%6686,250
Aspley & Woburn10.9%2272,081
Biggleswade East11.1%3803,410
Stotfold11.4%4163,659
Arlesey & Fairfield11.5%4443,857
Leighton-Linslade West11.5%7136,191
Houghton Conquest & Haynes11.6%2001,717
Northill11.7%2231,912
Potton11.7%4373,724
Toddington11.8%4724,009
Leighton-Linslade South11.8%7406,261
Flitwick11.9%7005,880
Dunstable West12.1%4623,826
Shefford12.5%4443,549
Eaton Bray12.8%2321,819
Caddington12.8%5414,212
Heath & Reach12.9%2361,830
Dunstable East13.5%5654,195
Leighton-Linslade North14.4%8185,700
Biggleswade West14.9%9006,040
Sandy15%8385,577
Houghton Regis West16.6%4912,962
Dunstable Central16.9%4122,441
Dunstable North17.5%7154,083
Dunstable South21.3%4552,136
Houghton Regis East22%1,0124,592
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6.3% to 30.4%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 6.3% in Dunstable West to 30.4% in Dunstable South — a gap of 24.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Dunstable West6.3%2403,833
Dunstable East7.4%3094,184
Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield8.1%1531,880
Toddington8.7%3484,010
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe8.8%2993,385
Heath & Reach9.7%1771,820
Eaton Bray10%1821,819
Leighton-Linslade West10.3%6346,177
Caddington10.4%4414,222
Aspley & Woburn10.5%2192,082
Flitwick10.8%6365,878
Ampthill10.9%6395,863
Leighton-Linslade South11.3%7076,261
Clifton, Henlow & Langford12.3%7135,776
Potton12.4%4633,730
Stotfold12.5%4563,659
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine12.5%7806,250
Meppershall & Shillington12.5%2411,926
Houghton Conquest & Haynes13.2%2251,711
Northill13.9%2681,923
Biggleswade East13.9%4753,406
Dunstable Central14.2%3462,436
Leighton-Linslade North14.5%8255,685
Arlesey & Fairfield14.6%5643,863
Biggleswade West15%9016,025
Shefford15.5%5533,558
Sandy18.7%1,0435,568
Dunstable North19.6%8004,091
Houghton Regis West19.9%5902,962
Houghton Regis East25.8%1,1854,587
Dunstable South30.4%6502,141
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AmpthillArlesey & FairfieldAspley & WoburnBarton-le-Clay & SilsoeBiggleswade EastBiggleswade WestCaddingtonClifton, Henlow & LangfordCranfield & Marston MoretaineDunstable CentralDunstable EastDunstable NorthDunstable SouthDunstable WestEaton BrayFlitwickHeath & ReachHoughton Conquest & HaynesHoughton Regis EastHoughton Regis WestLeighton-Linslade NorthLeighton-Linslade SouthLeighton-Linslade WestMeppershall & ShillingtonNorthillPottonSandySheffordStotfoldToddingtonWestoning, Flitton & Greenfield
31 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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Ampthill →14,109 people · census date in profileArlesey & Fairfield →9,432 people · census date in profileAspley & Woburn →4,675 people · census date in profileBarton-le-Clay & Silsoe →8,360 people · census date in profileBiggleswade East →8,655 people · census date in profileBiggleswade West →13,883 people · census date in profileCaddington →9,797 people · census date in profileClifton, Henlow & Langford →13,997 people · census date in profileCranfield & Marston Moretaine →16,832 people · census date in profileDunstable Central →5,388 people · census date in profileDunstable East →10,425 people · census date in profileDunstable North →10,425 people · census date in profileDunstable South →5,280 people · census date in profileDunstable West →9,119 people · census date in profileEaton Bray →4,200 people · census date in profileFlitwick →13,862 people · census date in profileHeath & Reach →4,392 people · census date in profileHoughton Conquest & Haynes →4,185 people · census date in profileHoughton Regis East →12,114 people · census date in profileHoughton Regis West →7,544 people · census date in profileLeighton-Linslade North →13,932 people · census date in profileLeighton-Linslade South →15,488 people · census date in profileLeighton-Linslade West →13,867 people · census date in profileMeppershall & Shillington →4,685 people · census date in profileNorthill →4,568 people · census date in profilePotton →8,757 people · census date in profileSandy →13,570 people · census date in profileShefford →9,211 people · census date in profileStotfold →9,017 people · census date in profileToddington →9,697 people · census date in profileWestoning, Flitton & Greenfield →4,801 people · census date in profile