Central Bedfordshire

Unitary Authority in East of England

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Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Central Bedfordshire	Unitary Authority	233,661	254,381	294,252	315,877
Ampthill	Ward	11,499	12,045	14,106	14,835	→
Arlesey & Fairfield	Ward	5,031	8,163	9,427	9,859	→
Aspley & Woburn	Ward	4,532	4,605	4,673	4,713	→
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe	Ward	6,522	6,783	8,365	8,731	→
Biggleswade East	Ward	3,998	4,378	8,665	9,306	→
Biggleswade West	Ward	11,385	12,173	13,889	14,046	→
Caddington	Ward	9,137	8,929	9,796	10,194	→
Clifton, Henlow & Langford	Ward	10,516	12,079	14,005	15,738	→
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine	Ward	10,686	12,194	16,825	18,283	→
Dunstable Central	Ward	4,518	4,952	5,388	5,838	→
Dunstable East	Ward	8,014	8,902	10,425	11,626	→
Dunstable North	Ward	7,619	8,344	10,417	11,027	→
Dunstable South	Ward	4,594	4,682	5,280	5,439	→
Dunstable West (Dunstable-Watling)	Ward	9,449	9,780	9,119	9,435	→
Eaton Bray	Ward	4,067	4,048	4,199	4,424	→
Flitwick	Ward	12,933	13,234	13,855	14,080	→
Heath & Reach	Ward	3,698	3,784	4,390	4,152	→
Houghton Conquest & Haynes	Ward	2,421	2,713	4,185	5,537	→
Houghton Regis East	Ward	11,340	11,273	12,113	13,736	→
Houghton Regis West	Ward	5,630	6,010	7,549	11,164	→
Leighton-Linslade North	Ward	12,430	12,433	13,920	16,152	→
Leighton-Linslade South (Leighton Buzzard South)	Ward	7,097	11,450	15,489	16,005	→
Leighton-Linslade West	Ward	13,420	13,777	13,874	13,916	→
Meppershall & Shillington	Ward	3,961	4,182	4,685	5,057	→
Northill	Ward	4,340	4,410	4,569	4,846	→
Potton	Ward	7,406	7,789	8,759	9,162	→
Sandy	Ward	11,813	12,603	13,568	13,677	→
Shefford	Ward	6,317	7,580	9,205	9,975	→
Stotfold	Ward	5,921	7,053	9,014	10,211	→
Toddington	Ward	9,544	9,740	9,693	9,835	→
Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield	Ward	4,212	4,700	4,797	4,878	→
East of England	Region	5,388,140	5,846,965	6,335,074	6,576,306

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: Wards as at May 2025. All area and population figures of wards are based on output areas. Thus, slight discrepancies are possible compared to the actual ward boundaries that are depicted in the map.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males	155,048
Females	160,829

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	70,074
18-64 years	188,347
65+ years	57,456

Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years	15,228
70-79 years	26,397
60-69 years	35,386
50-59 years	41,372
40-49 years	41,909
30-39 years	47,741
20-29 years	32,019
10-19 years	36,469
0-9 years	39,356

Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK	261,763
EU	15,932
Europe (other)	1,366
Middle East & Asia	6,664
Africa	5,486
Other country	3,041

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White	265,545
Asian	10,321
Black	7,018
Arab	493
Mixed/multiple	8,885
Other ethnic group	1,989

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	140,903
Muslims	3,965
Hindus	3,035
Sikhs	1,399
Buddhists	996
Jews	620
Other religion	1,362
No religion	126,001

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Central Bedfordshire unitary authority