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Eaton Bray · Central Bedfordshire

Eaton Bray: your neighbourhood

Eaton Bray electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 28.3% here, compared with 18% across Central Bedfordshire (10.3 percentage points higher).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 10% here, compared with 13% across Central Bedfordshire (3.3 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 17.4% here, compared with 15% across Central Bedfordshire (2.4 percentage points higher).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

28.3%

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

1,192 out of 4,209.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5%

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

211 out of 4,205.

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People counted in the census

4,200

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

4,200 out of 4,200.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.1%

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,103 out of 3,549.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.5%

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

883 out of 1,819.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.8%

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

232 out of 1,819.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43%

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,527 out of 3,551.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.8%

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,947 out of 3,551.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

93 out of 3,551.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.4%

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

618 out of 3,549.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

209 out of 1,819.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

31.4%

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,115 out of 3,551.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

182 out of 1,819.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Eaton Bray

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

77 out of 3,551.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Eaton Bray ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

188 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 214 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Eaton Bray ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 19 mapped crimes in September 2024; 20 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Eaton Bray
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024193
October 2024245
November 2024224
December 202482
January 2025164
February 2025134
March 2025175
April 2025197
May 2025209
June 2025183
July 2025175
August 2025211
September 2025233
October 2025133
November 2025213
December 2025126
January 2026133
February 202694
March 2026182
April 202694
May 2026175
June 2026203
July 2026133
August 2026202
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Eaton Bray
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime81
criminal damage arson30
vehicle crime18
other theft15
public order12
drugs9
burglary8
robbery6
other crime5
shoplifting3
possession of weapons1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Central Bedfordshire →