PE28 postcode area guide — Bedford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the PE28 postcode district in Bedford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in PE28
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
69.5%
Gigabit-capable
68.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
1%
Broadband availability in the PE28 postcode district (Bedford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,556 postcodes Ofcom measures in PE28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 68.5%.
Around 1% of premises in PE28 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 PE28
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| PE28 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| PE28 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| PE28 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| PE28 0AE | 95.6% | 86.7% |
| PE28 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| PE28 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| PE28 0AH | 0% | 0% |
| PE28 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| PE28 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| PE28 0AN | 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 PE28
Police recorded 33 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PE28 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 | 36.4% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 6 | 18.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 9.1% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 9.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 9.1% |
| Drugs | 2 | 6.1% |
| Public order | 2 | 6.1% |
| Other theft | 1 | 3.0% |
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 PE28
Based on 623 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PE28 is £332,000, down 10.3% on the previous year (£370,000).
Detached
£450,000
277 sales
Semi-detached
£290,000
184 sales
Terraced
£255,000
108 sales
Flat / maisonette
£183,000
27 sales
Latest recorded sales in PE28
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £330,000 | Detached | Hill Close | PE28 5SW |
| 15 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Whitehouse Road | PE28 5UA |
| 15 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Manor Drive | PE28 5UU |
| 15 May 2026 | £392,500 | Detached | Chequers Close | PE28 4LE |
| 15 May 2026 | £600,000 | Detached | Laxton Grange | PE28 3XU |
| 12 May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | High Street | PE28 9BJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £340,000 | Detached | Queens Road | PE28 3HR |
| 7 May 2026 | £750,000 | Detached | Payn Close | PE28 9WL |
| 6 May 2026 | £364,000 | Detached | Hamerton Road | PE28 4JD |
| 6 May 2026 | £465,000 | Detached | Mahaddie Way | PE28 2WE |
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 PE28
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawtry Village Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,101 | PE28 5TQ |
| Kimbolton School | Not applicable | 3–18 | 1,036 | PE28 0EA |
| Brampton Village Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 609 | PE28 4RF |
| Ermine Street Church Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 338 | PE28 4XG |
| Somersham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 314 | PE28 3EU |
| Warboys Primary Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 302 | PE28 2RX |
| Sawtry Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 274 | PE28 5SH |
| Hemingford Grey Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 244 | PE28 9DU |
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 PE28
335 rated food businesses operate in PE28. 197 hold the top rating of 5, 75 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1st Kimbolton Scout Hut, Abbots Ripton CE Primary School, Ak-tivities, Alconbury Community Preschool, Alconbury cum Weston Thursday Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in PE28
From a sample of 128 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 PE28 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
17%
Band C
23%
Band D
45%
Band E
14%
Band G
1%
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
Landlines around PE28 typically use:
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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.