Compare Bedford against Babergh

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Bedford and Babergh.

Population comparison

Population for Bedford
174,687
Population for Babergh
92,735
Difference
81,952
Percentage Difference
61.29%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Bedford
87,300 (74.6%)
# People Employed in Babergh
40,145 (76.0%)
Difference
87,300
Percentage Difference
74%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Bedford
24,935 (21.3%)
# People Inactive in Babergh
10,875 (20.6%)
Difference
24,935
Percentage Difference
78.53%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Bedford
4,855 (4.1%)
# People unemployed in Babergh
1,820 (3.4%)
Difference
4,855
Percentage Difference
90.94%

Comparing crimes by type for Bedford and Babergh

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how Bedford and Babergh compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Compare crime rate by type for Bedford and Babergh for the year 2025
Crime Type Crimes in Bedford Crimes in Babergh Difference % Difference
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Shoplifting 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for Bedford and Babergh from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Bedford and Babergh.

Compare Property prices over time for Bedford and Babergh

Showing crimes from 2010 up until January 2025. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Average property prices by year for Bedford and Babergh

Key: Bedford / Babergh

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £593,132.48 / £511,604.88 £355,192.02 / £322,378.49 £275,478.18 / £251,360.17 £183,021.13 / £138,401.93
2022 £572,334.09 / £511,250.37 £344,851.26 / £323,198.04 £268,351.44 / £253,361.82 £179,255.33 / £140,171.19
2021 £508,143.01 / £454,052.77 £307,597.02 / £288,158.48 £241,325.09 / £228,059.23 £166,930.17 / £129,883.36
2020 £464,411.37 / £416,672.22 £284,121.67 / £267,088.05 £223,140.57 / £211,831.54 £158,947.81 / £123,796.59
2019 £464,955.15 / £412,140.38 £283,429.13 / £264,614.26 £222,795.18 / £209,516.71 £164,021.70 / £125,665.93
2018 £468,053.24 / £410,749.12 £284,860.80 / £263,545.49 £224,701.90 / £209,364.11 £167,995.43 / £127,282.41
2017 £450,887.66 / £395,343.86 £273,822.83 / £252,996.65 £216,417.97 / £202,042.91 £165,075.25 / £125,066.40
2016 £416,310.55 / £367,218.24 £253,164.89 / £236,783.14 £201,425.43 / £189,802.43 £150,000.27 / £115,741.83
2015 £367,978.10 / £335,866.51 £223,695.16 / £216,901.92 £178,651.34 / £174,483.64 £133,371.98 / £105,768.38
2014 £333,197.63 / £308,950.98 £202,972.21 / £200,553.34 £162,920.32 / £162,164.46 £121,665.28 / £98,674.94
2013 £307,608.44 / £286,380.81 £186,405.75 / £185,841.42 £150,050.58 / £150,338.81 £112,451.15 / £91,550.50
2012 £300,047.33 / £285,253.47 £181,690.45 / £185,181.11 £146,305.94 / £149,773.49 £111,432.41 / £92,686.04
2011 £295,443.36 / £278,966.14 £177,799.90 / £180,664.74 £143,043.91 / £146,306.89 £110,278.82 / £91,423.08
2010 £293,318.97 / £272,846.27 £178,795.94 / £177,913.09 £144,573.37 / £145,252.78 £111,896.71 / £91,613.87

Compare Employment and Annual Salary information for Bedford and Babergh
Number of Jobs (thousands)
74k vs 33k
Median Salary
£29,225 vs £26,911
Annual Percentage Change
9.8% vs 0.8%
Mean Salary
£33,852 vs £33,212

See how Bedford compares to other areas in East

Compare Number of businesses by industry for Bedford and Babergh
Industry Bedford Count Babergh Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 225 395 -170 -54.84%
Production 420 320 +100 + 27.03%
Construction 1,105 670 +435 + 49.01%
Motor Trades 335 150 +185 + 76.29%
Wholesale 325 160 +165 + 68.04%
Retail 580 270 +310 + 72.94%
Transport 405 155 +250 + 89.29%
Accommodation Food 400 220 +180 + 58.06%
Information Comms 540 195 +345 + 93.88%
Finance Insurance 155 90 +65 + 53.06%
Property 265 145 +120 + 58.54%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,170 635 +535 + 59.28%
Business Admin 620 325 +295 + 62.43%
Public Admin Defence 40 50 -10 -22.22%
Education 130 65 +65 + 66.67%
Health 290 115 +175 + 86.42%
Arts Entertainment 460 230 +230 + 66.67%