Electoral wardE05014513
Riverfield ward, Bedford
Riverfield is one of 28 electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,921 residents in 1,668 households — 1,474 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bedford constituency.
Residents, 20213,921council ward average 6,615
Households1,6682.35 residents per household
Density1,474/ km²about 2.66 km² · Bedford 389
Aged 65+16.0%Bedford: 16.8% · under 16: 18.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 198
5–95.9% · 230
10–157.4% · 289
16–193.9% · 153
20–245.5% · 217
25–3413.5% · 531
35–4921.3% · 836
50–6421.4% · 840
65–749.0% · 354
75–845.3% · 208
85+1.7% · 66
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.4% · 240
1 car or van43.6% · 728
2 cars or vans32.5% · 542
3 or more9.5% · 159
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bedford overall: 62.7% owned, 16.3% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright36.2% · 604
With mortgage29.6% · 493
Shared ownership0.8% · 13
Social rented10.9% · 181
Private rented22.6% · 377
Type of home
Detached house32.8% · 547
Semi-detached house32.8% · 547
Terraced house28.1% · 469
Purpose-built flat5.5% · 91
Converted house0.5% · 8
Above shop / office0.4% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014513- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 28
Council offices in this ward
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% owned10,683PPutnoe27.0% aged 65+ · 81.9% owned8,061QQueens Park8.5% aged 65+ · 50.9% owned9,779
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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.