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Bedford

Unitary Authority in East of England

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
2001-04-29		Population
Census
2011-03-27		Population
Census
2021-03-21		Population
Estimate
2024-06-30
BedfordUnitary Authority147,911157,479185,225194,976
BedfordUnparished Area69,95972,88279,48582,938
BiddenhamParish1,6401,6343,1633,797
BletsoeParish281260240247
Bolnhurst and KeysoeParish734719711689
BrickhillParish8,8169,3209,91810,129
BromhamParish4,7684,9574,9325,040
CardingtonParish316288330656
Carlton and ChellingtonParish827874929905
ClaphamParish3,6434,5604,5024,455
ColmworthParish367393444428
CopleParish736722783791
Cotton End (Eastcotts (South))Parish686838826867
Dean and SheltonParish386418407438
ElstowParish2,1242,7022,9272,947
FelmershamParish737748702701
Great BarfordParish1,8642,0032,2512,351
Great DenhamParish9801,5534,7394,930
HarroldParish1,2351,6911,6701,623
KempstonParish19,43319,33020,73321,240
Kempston RuralParish1,2211,1842,7642,789
Knotting and SouldropParish269238243263
Little BarfordParish............
Little StaughtonParish421440478503
Melchbourne and YieldenParish391392388365
Milton ErnestParish754761769806
OakleyParish2,4382,4932,5092,379
OdellParish260287282317
PavenhamParish593712701656
PertenhallParish231207217228
PodingtonParish417435384369
RavensdenParish569794489535
RenholdParish1,4472,4513,4343,271
RiseleyParish1,2841,2861,3201,345
RoxtonParish322348335367
SharnbrookParish1,9392,2932,2662,408
Shortstown (Eastcotts (North))Parish1,7452,4014,8385,894
StagsdenParish354363373399
StaploeParish347331331288
StevingtonParish581552582595
StewartbyParish1,2121,1902,7803,307
SwinesheadParish150122120108
ThurleighParish696694735730
TurveyParish1,1921,2251,1931,184
WildenParish412399399404
WillingtonParish782751802815
WilshamsteadParish2,1022,2942,5302,690
WixamsParish1629764,6696,498
WoottonParish4,2304,1567,5698,350
Wyboston, Chawston and ColesdenParish9909361,0381,028
WymingtonParish8688761,000913
East of EnglandRegion5,388,1405,846,9656,335,0746,576,306

Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Explanation: Parishes as at May 2025. All population and corresponding area figures of parishes are based on assigning output areas by using population-weighted centroids. Thus, slight discrepancies are possible compared to the actual parish boundaries that are depicted in the map. No population figures (and the actual area) are provided for parishes smaller than output areas.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males95,600
Females99,376
Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years44,483
18-64 years117,104
65+ years33,389
Age Distribution (E 2024)
80+ years9,386
70-79 years14,887
60-69 years20,143
50-59 years25,297
40-49 years26,743
30-39 years28,519
20-29 years21,459
10-19 years24,600
0-9 years23,942
Country of Birth (C 2021)
UK145,586
EU18,401
Europe (other)1,557
Middle East & Asia11,223
Africa5,634
Other country2,825
Ethnic Group (C 2021)
White140,174
Asian23,263
Black9,848
Arab557
Mixed/multiple8,586
Other ethnic group2,796
Religion (C 2021)
Christians88,178
Muslims13,059
Hindus3,045
Sikhs4,114
Buddhists629
Jews232
Other religion2,014
No religion63,243

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