Bedford

Unitary District in East of England

Unitary District

The population development of Bedford.

Name	Status	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21
Bedford	Unitary District	147,911	157,479	185,225	→
East of England	Region	5,388,140	5,846,965	6,335,074

Contents: Settlements

The population development of the settlements in Bedford.

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Name	Status	County / District	Population Census 2001-04-29	Population Census 2011-03-27	Population Census 2021-03-21
Bedford	Built-up Area	Bedford	82,467	87,631	97,241	→
Bromham	Built-up Area	Bedford	4,599	4,670	4,653	→
Carlton	Built-up Area	Bedford	827	874	929	→
Clapham	Built-up Area	Bedford	3,643	4,560	4,502	→
Cople	Built-up Area	Bedford	736	722	783	→
Cotton End	Built-up Area	Bedford	408	451	826	→
Great Barford	Built-up Area	Bedford	1,864	2,003	2,251	→
Great Denham	Built-up Area	Bedford	555	1,040	4,366	→
Harrold	Built-up Area	Bedford	1,235	1,691	1,670	→
Kempston	Built-up Area	Bedford	19,903	19,795	22,781	→
Milton Ernest	Built-up Area	Bedford	754	761	769	→
Oakley	Built-up Area	Bedford	2,438	2,493	2,509	→
Pavenham	Built-up Area	Bedford	479	527	505	→
Riseley	Built-up Area	Bedford	1,284	1,286	1,320	→
Sharnbrook	Built-up Area	Bedford	1,442	1,795	1,739	→
Shortstown	Built-up Area	Bedford	2,023	2,788	4,838	→
Stevington	Built-up Area	Bedford	581	552	582	→
Stewartby	Built-up Area	Bedford	1,151	1,129	2,545	→
Turvey	Built-up Area	Bedford	920	940	932	→
Willington	Built-up Area	Bedford	782	751	802	→
Wilstead	Built-up Area	Bedford	1,969	2,177	2,397	→
Wixams	Built-up Area	Bedford	528	1,357	6,048	→
Wootton	Built-up Area	Bedford	4,230	4,156	7,569	→
Wyboston	Built-up Area	Bedford	560	559	621	→
Wymington	Built-up Area	Bedford	868	876	1,000	→

Source: UK Office for National Statistics (web).

Explanation: All population figures and depicted boundaries are based on output areas officially assigned to the 2022 built-up areas. Output areas often include some unbuilt parts. However, tabulated area figures refer to (typically smaller) actual built-up areas in order to present a more realistic population density. Some of the older population figures are approximate values.