Electoral wardE05014491
Biddenham ward, Bedford
Biddenham is one of 28 electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,880 residents in 1,517 households — 568 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Bedfordshire constituency.
Residents, 20213,880council ward average 6,615
Households1,5172.56 residents per household
Density568/ km²about 6.83 km² · Bedford 389
Aged 65+19.8%Bedford: 16.8% · under 16: 19.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.2% · 239
5–95.8% · 224
10–157.1% · 276
16–193.6% · 139
20–244.5% · 174
25–3413.0% · 503
35–4919.2% · 743
50–6420.9% · 812
65–7411.5% · 447
75–846.2% · 242
85+2.1% · 80
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.1% · 78
1 car or van33.3% · 506
2 cars or vans43.6% · 662
3 or more17.9% · 272
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bedford overall: 62.7% owned, 16.3% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright38.8% · 588
With mortgage41.6% · 631
Shared ownership4.1% · 62
Social rented5.3% · 81
Private rented10.2% · 155
Type of home
Detached house66.5% · 1,012
Semi-detached house19.1% · 290
Terraced house11.2% · 170
Purpose-built flat2.4% · 37
Converted house0.2% · 3
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014491- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 28
Parishes in the ward
Biddenham
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrickhill23.0% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned8,696BBromham25.9% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned5,778CClapham & Oakley21.0% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned7,013GGreat Barford23.0% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned3,838GGreat Denham3.8% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned4,363HHarpur17.2% aged 65+ · 38.3% owned8,870HHarrold21.9% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned4,841KKempston West11.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned4,669RRenhold & Ravensden17.4% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned3,248RRiseley23.7% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned3,064SSharnbrook27.8% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned4,303SShortstown9.1% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned5,996WWootton & Kempston Rural16.3% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned9,165WWyboston26.4% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned4,481
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.