Electoral wardE05014518
Wyboston ward, Bedford
Wyboston is one of 28 electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,481 residents in 1,863 households — 38 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Bedfordshire constituency.
Residents, 20214,481council ward average 6,615
Households1,8632.41 residents per household
Density38/ km²about 118.86 km² · Bedford 389
Aged 65+26.4%Bedford: 16.8% · under 16: 13.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.1% · 141
5–94.4% · 199
10–155.9% · 263
16–193.7% · 165
20–244.1% · 185
25–348.2% · 366
35–4915.5% · 693
50–6428.7% · 1,286
65–7415.2% · 682
75–848.8% · 396
85+2.3% · 103
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.3% · 98
1 car or van27.6% · 515
2 cars or vans39.5% · 736
3 or more27.6% · 514
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bedford overall: 62.7% owned, 16.3% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright46.2% · 859
With mortgage33.1% · 615
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented8.0% · 148
Private rented12.6% · 235
Type of home
Detached house63.2% · 1,178
Semi-detached house23.2% · 433
Terraced house10.5% · 195
Purpose-built flat1.0% · 19
Converted house0.3% · 5
Other conversion0.3% · 6
Above shop / office0.6% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 16
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014518- Council
- Bedford Borough Council
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 28 of 28
Parishes in the ward
Bolnhurst and KeysoeColmworthLittle BarfordLittle StaughtonPertenhallRoxtonStaploeWyboston, Chawston and Colesden
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% owned5,778CClapham & 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% owned9,165
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.