Electoral wardE05014508
Kingsbrook ward, Bedford
Kingsbrook is one of 28 electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 10,683 residents in 4,303 households — 2,528 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bedford constituency.
Residents, 202110,683council ward average 6,615
Households4,3032.48 residents per household
Density2,528/ km²about 4.23 km² · Bedford 389
Aged 65+12.6%Bedford: 16.8% · under 16: 22.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.5% · 694
5–97.1% · 754
10–158.5% · 908
16–194.5% · 483
20–245.8% · 620
25–3415.6% · 1,664
35–4922.1% · 2,360
50–6417.3% · 1,852
65–746.5% · 692
75–844.1% · 436
85+2.1% · 222
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.8% · 1,155
1 car or van43.9% · 1,891
2 cars or vans22.5% · 967
3 or more6.7% · 290
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bedford overall: 62.7% owned, 16.3% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright20.8% · 895
With mortgage25.1% · 1,080
Shared ownership0.9% · 38
Social rented30.4% · 1,307
Private rented22.7% · 978
Lives rent free0.1% · 6
Type of home
Detached house9.8% · 422
Semi-detached house39.6% · 1,702
Terraced house24.9% · 1,073
Purpose-built flat22.7% · 975
Converted house1.4% · 59
Other conversion0.5% · 23
Above shop / office0.9% · 40
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 9
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014508- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 28
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrickhill23.0% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned8,696CCastle & Newnham16.2% aged 65+ · 56.3% owned8,147CCauldwell8.9% aged 65+ · 40.5% owned11,366DDe Parys19.0% aged 65+ · 54.6% owned7,145GGoldington16.8% aged 65+ · 54.2% owned9,209GGreyfriars9.0% aged 65+ · 18.4% owned4,190HHarpur17.2% aged 65+ · 38.3% owned8,870KKempston Central & East15.5% aged 65+ · 58.2% owned9,583KKempston North18.0% aged 65+ · 52.4% owned3,918KKempston South18.9% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned4,106KKempston West11.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned4,669PPutnoe27.0% aged 65+ · 81.9% owned8,061QQueens Park8.5% aged 65+ · 50.9% owned9,779RRenhold & Ravensden17.4% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned3,248
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.