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Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople neighbourhood of Bedford, England (ONS area Bedford 004). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes MK41, MK44, PE19. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near MK44 3HF.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Bedford

Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Bedford (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 17 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £386,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Bedford (0.5 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Bedford St Johns, is 8.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 29 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£386,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.03; 2 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 4 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£66,000

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople sits in Bedford

  • Typical house price: 5th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in Bedford
  • Average household income: 5th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in Bedford

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 29 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople

House prices: Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople against Bedford: This neighbourhood £74k (1995) to £452k (2026); Bedford £54k (1995) to £358k (2026).£105k£401k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£452kBedford£358k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Bedford, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 29 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bedford, 2 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Solar and heat pumps
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Income deprivation ranking

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Bedford St Johns Railway station, 8.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bletchley (about 40 min) and Bedford (about 4 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Wilden CofE VA Primary School 1.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Mark Rutherford School 4.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 (Nov 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople

What is the typical house price in Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople?

£386,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.

How does Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople compare with the rest of Bedford?

Typical house price: 5th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in Bedford. Average household income: 5th highest of 21 neighbourhoods in Bedford.

Is Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.03; 2 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople?

Bedford St Johns. Railway station, 8.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 1.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bletchley (about 40 min) and Bedford (about 4 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople?

Nearest state primary school. Wilden CofE VA Primary School. 1.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Mark Rutherford School. 4.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 (Nov 2025).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.