Electoral wardE05014509
Putnoe ward, Bedford
Putnoe is one of 28 electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 8,061 residents in 3,306 households — 3,319 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bedford constituency.
Residents, 20218,061council ward average 6,615
Households3,3062.44 residents per household
Density3,319/ km²about 2.43 km² · Bedford 389
Aged 65+27.0%Bedford: 16.8% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 303
5–95.2% · 415
10–157.6% · 613
16–194.4% · 351
20–244.4% · 357
25–348.9% · 718
35–4917.4% · 1,399
50–6421.4% · 1,726
65–7414.0% · 1,127
75–849.2% · 742
85+3.8% · 307
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.2% · 402
1 car or van40.4% · 1,335
2 cars or vans35.4% · 1,169
3 or more12.0% · 398
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bedford overall: 62.7% owned, 16.3% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright50.5% · 1,671
With mortgage31.4% · 1,039
Shared ownership0.3% · 11
Social rented8.8% · 290
Private rented9.0% · 298
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house39.8% · 1,317
Semi-detached house45.8% · 1,515
Terraced house11.3% · 373
Purpose-built flat2.8% · 93
Converted house0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.2% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014509- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 10 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% owned4,669KKingsbrook12.6% aged 65+ · 45.9% owned10,683QQueens 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.