Bedford Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Bedford?

Across Bedford, 85% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 75% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Bedford?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,472 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Bedford are at risk of flooding?

Across Bedford, the Environment Agency puts 888 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 455 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Bedford the Environment Agency counts 4,161 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (4.3% of all its properties), 3,949 at medium risk (4.1%) and 10,892 at low risk (11.2%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Bedford

• MK40 postcode districtAll 930 of its postcodes in use are in Bedford.
• MK41 postcode districtAll 1,053 of its postcodes in use are in Bedford.
• MK42 postcode district1,278 of its 1,288 postcodes in use are in Bedford.
• MK43 postcode district712 of its 1,126 postcodes in use are in Bedford.
• MK44 postcode district610 of its 668 postcodes in use are in Bedford.
• MK45 postcode district144 of its 1,313 postcodes in use are in Bedford.
• NN10 postcode district22 of its 859 postcodes in use are in Bedford.
• NN29 postcode district14 of its 280 postcodes in use are in Bedford.
• PE19 postcode district23 of its 1,295 postcodes in use are in Bedford.
• PE28 postcode district25 of its 1,599 postcodes in use are in Bedford.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Bedford.