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Bedford

Who runs the council
CON Mayor
held since 2023 · Open Council Data UK
Crime
3,692
offences, 3 months to 2025-12 · Home Office
The average home
£332,893
at 2026-05 · HM Land Registry
Median weekly pay
£689
2025 · ONS ASHE
People
194,976
mid-2024 estimate · ONS

The record

The average home here (£332,893) costs the equivalent of 9.3 years of the area's median pay (£689 a week, 2025). The two figures are shown together; no cause is implied.

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