Property market | £187,280 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Manchester (12.4 miles) | |
Broadband | 89.0mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 95.0% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 5.0% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 361 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 210 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Leigh level) | |
Community | Median age is 42.1 | Happiness is Above Average for Greater Manchester, Average for UK | |
Crime | 7.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wigan) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (37 mins) | |
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£187,280 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Manchester (12.4 miles) | |
89.0mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 42.1 | Happiness is Above Average for Greater Manchester, Average for UK | |
Ranked 361 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 210 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Leigh level) | |
7.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wigan) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (37 mins) | |
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Bedford has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Bedford has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £316,070, which is up 2.7% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £187,280 (down -0.2% on last year) , a terraced house £140,929 (down -1.9% on last year) and a flat £96,233. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £483 per month. Property prices in Bedford are slightly lower than the average property prices across Greater Manchester and are much lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Bedford, prices have decreased, while prices increased across the Greater Manchester region.
Property data is based on Wigan level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Bedford, or click here to browse the longer list of Bedford property transactions from 2023.
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Bedford has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Bedford High School (Maintained school) which is a secondary school based in Manchester Road, Leigh. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Bedford High School | Secondary school Community school - Mixed | No |
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Glazebury Church of England Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/17/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Leigh | |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/19/2012) | 35 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Leigh |
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/13/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Leigh | |
Bedford High School Save school | Secondary school Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/7/2013) | 150 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Leigh |
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (12/7/2022) | 66 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Leigh |
Glazebury Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (6/4/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Warrington |
School | Type |
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St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/17/2015) |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/19/2012) 35 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/13/2014) |
Bedford High School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (11/7/2013) 150 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (12/7/2022) 66 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Glazebury Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/4/2015) |
Station | Distance from Bedford | Commute options |
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Daisy Hill A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +8% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 46 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 120 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 121 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Glazebrook A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 37 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 103 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 128 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 157 mins - West Midlands Trains) View details |
Irlam A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 36 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 96 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 121 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 159 mins - West Midlands Trains) View details |
Hindley A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +15% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 41 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 102 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 113 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - York (1 change(s) - 128 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 166 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Westhoughton A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +13% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 36 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 97 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 123 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - York (1 change(s) - 123 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 176 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Horwich Parkway A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +16% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (38 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 94 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 120 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 137 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Wigan) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Wigan residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 95.0% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.8% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.3% | 2.9% |
Black | 1.2% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.7% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Leigh consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 13.0% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 10.0% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 9.7% | 361 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 19.6% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.4% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 12.8% | |
Routine occupations | 14.5% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 9.0% | 210 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Greater Manchester is fast (77mbps). Bedford is faster than this, with average download speeds of 89.0mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Leigh level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 89.0 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 98.5% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.1% |
Crime stats were found at the Wigan level:
Type | Wigan | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 113 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 7 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 17 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 45 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Bedford.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches | Glaze Brook | The Glaze catchment includes Moss, Hey, Bedford and Borsdane Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are Leigh, Tyldsley, Hindley, Westhoughton, Atherton, Worsley, Walkdon and East Wigan |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Bedford, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £187,280 Detached: £316,070 | 113 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 9.7% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Timperley, Greater Manchester Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £406,275 Detached: £693,253 | 83 | Primary: 24Secondary: 11 | 23.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Altrincham, Greater Manchester Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £406,275 Detached: £693,253 | 83 | Primary: 20Secondary: 7 | 23.9% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Sale, Greater Manchester Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £406,275 Detached: £693,253 | 83 | Primary: 19Secondary: 6 | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 11.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Didsbury, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £306,364 Detached: £449,687 | 178 | Primary: 20Secondary: 5 | 19.5% residents in higher managerial positions 8.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Rusholme, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,364 Detached: £449,687 | 178 | Primary: 33Secondary: 8 | 7.6% residents in higher managerial positions 16.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Ancoats, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,364 Detached: £449,687 | 178 | Primary: 30Secondary: 12 | 11.4% residents in higher managerial positions 11.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Chorlton, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,364 Detached: £449,687 | 178 | Primary: 29Secondary: 9 | 19.5% residents in higher managerial positions 8.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Prestwich, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £267,186 Detached: £417,134 | 110 | Primary: 16Secondary: 4 | 12.7% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Salford, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £256,887 Detached: £397,580 | 131 | Primary: 7Secondary: 1 | 11.2% residents in higher managerial positions 10.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Eccles, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £256,887 Detached: £397,580 | 131 | Primary: 29Secondary: 11 | 12.2% residents in higher managerial positions 10.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Bedford, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £187,280 Detached: £316,070 | 113 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Timperley, Greater Manchester Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £406,275 Detached: £693,253 | 83 | Primary: 24Secondary: 11 |
Altrincham, Greater Manchester Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £406,275 Detached: £693,253 | 83 | Primary: 20Secondary: 7 |
Sale, Greater Manchester Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £406,275 Detached: £693,253 | 83 | Primary: 19Secondary: 6 |
Didsbury, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £306,364 Detached: £449,687 | 178 | Primary: 20Secondary: 5 |
Rusholme, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,364 Detached: £449,687 | 178 | Primary: 33Secondary: 8 |
Ancoats, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,364 Detached: £449,687 | 178 | Primary: 30Secondary: 12 |
Chorlton, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £306,364 Detached: £449,687 | 178 | Primary: 29Secondary: 9 |
Prestwich, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £267,186 Detached: £417,134 | 110 | Primary: 16Secondary: 4 |
Salford, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £256,887 Detached: £397,580 | 131 | Primary: 7Secondary: 1 |
Eccles, Greater Manchester Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £256,887 Detached: £397,580 | 131 | Primary: 29Secondary: 11 |
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