NN29 postcode area guide — Bedford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NN29 postcode district in Bedford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NN29
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.6%
Gigabit-capable
88.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the NN29 postcode district (Bedford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 276 postcodes Ofcom measures in NN29, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.6%.
Around 0.1% of premises in NN29 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in NN29
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NN29 7AA | 100% | 100% |
| NN29 7AB | 98.1% | 98.1% |
| NN29 7AD | 100% | 0% |
| NN29 7AE | 100% | 87.5% |
| NN29 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| NN29 7AH | 100% | 100% |
| NN29 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| NN29 7AL | 100% | 100% |
| NN29 7AN | 100% | 100% |
| NN29 7AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Bedford
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bedford district (85,826 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
87.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
70%
Voice indoors — all networks
93.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NN29
Police recorded 13 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NN29 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 6 | 46.2% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 15.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 7.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 7.7% |
| Public order | 1 | 7.7% |
| Robbery | 1 | 7.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 7.7% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in NN29
Based on 159 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NN29 is £285,000, down 1.7% on the previous year (£290,000).
Detached
£365,000
42 sales
Semi-detached
£272,500
82 sales
Terraced
£220,000
29 sales
Latest recorded sales in NN29
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £237,500 | Semi-detached | Arkwright Road | NN29 7EE |
| 15 May 2026 | £292,500 | Terraced | Bosgate Close | NN29 7JS |
| 12 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Manchester Road | NN29 7SR |
| 6 May 2026 | £275,300 | Detached | Thrift Street | NN29 7DU |
| 1 May 2026 | £337,500 | Semi-detached | Hollowell Street | NN29 7UG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £115,000 | Flat | High Street | NN29 7TQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Alfred Street | NN29 7DR |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Monks Road | NN29 7PP |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | Park Street | NN29 7RR |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | Arkwright Road | NN29 7EF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bedford demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bedford district (185,227 residents, 74,949 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% |
| 15–29 | 23.5% |
| 30–44 | 20.8% |
| 45–64 | 18.9% |
| 65+ | 16.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.7% |
| Private rented | 19.2% |
| Social rented | 13.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NN29
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollaston School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,432 | NN29 7PH |
| Irchester Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 343 | NN29 7AZ |
| Wollaston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 225 | NN29 7SF |
| Bozeat Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 133 | NN29 7LP |
| Great Doddington Primary | Primary | 4–11 | 126 | NN29 7TR |
| Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 70 | NN29 7HU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in NN29
87 rated food businesses operate in NN29. 60 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alderwood LLA, Alderwood LLA Limited, Avonfield Neurological Center, Bozeat Community School And Nursery, Busy Bees Pre-School Playgroup.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NN29
From a sample of 188 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 NN29 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
29%
Band D
44%
Band E
15%
Band F
5%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bedford
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.