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Toddington

Toddington is a town in Bedfordshire, England, with a population of around 4,585. It has around six restaurants and cafés, five bus stops, and Harlington railway station 3.1 km away. There were around 36 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Toddington area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Central Bedfordshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 294,252 residents at roughly 411 people per km².

Council
Central Bedfordshire
County
Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Police force
Bedfordshire
60/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 82nd of 294 English council areas — better than 72% of them.

Low crime88
Home affordability31
Affordable rents34
Good schools47
Life expectancy73
Low deprivation78
Employment69
Low council tax28

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

6°CClear

  • Today: 11° / 6° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:29

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

27 reported · August 2026▼ 29% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour10
  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Burglary2
  • Public order2

Neighbourhood team: Leighton Buzzard and Rural · Bedfordshire

Local policing priorities

  • Barton Le Clay - Drug related Anti-social behaviour in and around the Recreation Ground and the surrounding areas.
  • ASB in Parson's Close Recreation Ground with a specific focus on vandalism and the use of illegal motor vehicles in the area (illegal e-b…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

475 reported road collisions (2025)

113 killed or seriously injured · 688 casualties · 16.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

36 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 35 rated 4–5 ★ (28 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Harlington (3.1 km)
  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Harlington (3.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£355,263 average▲ 0.1% YoY

Across Central Bedfordshire · to 2026-08

Detached£603,864
Semi-detached£376,156
Terraced£299,898
Flat£173,335

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,250 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £865
  • 2 bed £1,097
  • 3 bed £1,376

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

9.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.7 times median annual pay (10.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

4,398 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · ESSO (6.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

35 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: Nomadpower - Toddington Moto M1 South (2.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches11
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

294,252 residents in Central Bedfordshire · 411/km²

  • Under 16: 20%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK20,665
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,435
  • Net moves+4,230

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 230 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,516 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 134,350)

A £1,677
B £1,957
C £2,237
D £2,516
E £3,075
F £3,634
G £4,194
H £5,032

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

136 schools · 49,238 pupils

95 primary · 14 secondary · 27 other

Ofsted: 52 of 59 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

129 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Cedars Upper SchoolGood
  • Harlington Upper SchoolGood
  • Manshead Church of England AcademyGood
  • Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeGood
  • Fulbrook SchoolRequires improvement
  • All Saints Academy Dunstable
  • Edward Peake CofE VC School
  • Henlow Church of England Academy
  • Houstone School
  • Queensbury Academy
  • Samuel Whitbread Academy
  • Sandy Secondary School
  • Stratton School
  • Vandyke Upper School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Central Bedfordshire

Care & health services

224 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes64
  • GP practices27
  • Dentists56
  • Homecare agencies58
  • Hospitals & hospices3

CQC ratings: 85% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Central Bedfordshire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 59 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

421 applications decided

81.5% granted · 343 granted, 78 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Blake Stephenson

Conservative

Mid Bedfordshire

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent (minority)

  • Lab 4
  • Con 20
  • LD 8
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 28

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

14,040 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised · £43,410 avg

e.g. Traffic Marshal in Dunstable, CSCS labourer in Dunstable, Commercial Manager

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£869 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,560 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

54% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 138,501 certificates

8.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

78% low-carbon electricity

Wind 45% · Nuclear 22% · Gas 20% · Biomass 11%

92 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 82 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 60.9 women · 61.5 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

5 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in LU5

  • Priory Gardens Surgery
  • Houghton Regis Medical Centre
  • Toddington Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Bedfordshire:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Toddington, Bedfordshire · 0.3 km

    Toddington is a town and civil parish in the county of Bedfordshire, England. It is situated 5 miles north-north-west of Luton, 4 miles (6 km) north of Dunstable, 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Woburn, and 35 miles nor…

  • Church of St George, Toddington, Bedfordshire · 0.4 km

    Church of St George is a Grade I listed church in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.

  • Toddington Castle · 0.4 km

    Toddington Castle, today known as "Conger Hill Motte", is an artificial earthen mound located in the village of Toddington, in the county of Bedfordshire, England.

  • Dropshort Marsh · 1.0 km

    Dropshort Marsh is a 2.7-hectare (6.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Toddington in Bedfordshire. It was notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in 1985, and the loca…

  • Church of All Saints, Chalgrave · 1.2 km

    The Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Chalgrave, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an old structure, its consecration recor…

  • Chalgrave Castle · 1.2 km

    Chalgrave Castle stood to the south of the large village of Toddington, Bedfordshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Toddington?
Toddington is a town in Bedfordshire, England, in the Central Bedfordshire local authority.
What is the population of Toddington?
Toddington has an approximate settlement population of 4,585.
How deprived is Toddington?
The Central Bedfordshire local authority, which includes Toddington, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.