Electoral wardE05014502
Harpur ward, Bedford
Harpur is one of 28 electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,870 residents in 4,208 households — 3,738 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bedford and North Bedfordshire constituencies.
Residents, 20218,870council ward average 6,615
Households4,2082.11 residents per household
Density3,738/ km²about 2.37 km² · Bedford 389
Aged 65+17.2%Bedford: 16.8% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 451
5–94.4% · 391
10–155.1% · 450
16–193.4% · 299
20–247.1% · 629
25–3418.3% · 1,621
35–4921.6% · 1,917
50–6417.9% · 1,585
65–748.2% · 726
75–845.1% · 451
85+3.9% · 345
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van38.4% · 1,619
1 car or van43.2% · 1,820
2 cars or vans14.6% · 615
3 or more3.8% · 159
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bedford overall: 62.7% owned, 16.3% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright19.3% · 813
With mortgage19.0% · 798
Shared ownership0.8% · 32
Social rented22.1% · 930
Private rented38.7% · 1,626
Lives rent free0.2% · 7
Type of home
Detached house8.9% · 375
Semi-detached house15.1% · 636
Terraced house18.4% · 775
Purpose-built flat40.5% · 1,701
Converted house13.2% · 555
Other conversion2.0% · 85
Above shop / office1.6% · 69
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 9
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014502- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Constituency
- Bedford, North Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 28
Other wards in the same constituency
BBiddenham19.8% aged 65+ · 80.4% owned3,880BBrickhill23.0% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned8,696BBromham25.9% aged 65+ · 83.8% owned5,778CCastle & Newnham16.2% aged 65+ · 56.3% owned8,147CCauldwell8.9% aged 65+ · 40.5% owned11,366CClapham & Oakley21.0% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned7,013DDe Parys19.0% aged 65+ · 54.6% owned7,145GGoldington16.8% aged 65+ · 54.2% owned9,209GGreat Barford23.0% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned3,838GGreat Denham3.8% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned4,363GGreyfriars9.0% aged 65+ · 18.4% owned4,190HHarrold21.9% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned4,841KKempston Central & East15.5% aged 65+ · 58.2% owned9,583KKempston North18.0% aged 65+ · 52.4% owned3,918
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 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.