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3,712 people call this town in Bedfordshire, East of England home.
Langford’s strongest subject is jobs & income: households earn a mean £61,975 a year, and 2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Most journeys need a car (D): 8% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. A median £422,500 buys a home here, 6.4 times what households in the Central Bedfordshire council area earn in a year. Natural hazards weigh more here: 6.3% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. The overall grade lands at B, better than 59% of UK towns. That places it #19 of 33 in Bedfordshire. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, B− for schools and B for health.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026.
The 3 things Langford does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Langford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Langford’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Langford.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 90% of commuters, above Bedfordshire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The census counted 39% of workers working mainly from home. 3% of commuters who live in Langford also work there. Jobs per working resident: 0.4.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the 4 primary schools within 3 km, 64% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. GCSE results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: nearly two in five pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 43.9.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langford Village AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 295 | C− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Langford’s listed buildings include the Church of Saint Andrew, Grade I. Per 10,000 residents, Langford counts 13 listed buildings, below Bedfordshire’s towns (41) and England’s towns (39) alike. 12% of homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 14.1 reports per 1,000, above Bedfordshire’s towns (10.2) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 125 recorded crimes inside Langford’s built-up area, and 71 reports of anti-social behaviour. 47% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The nearest A&E to Langford is Lister Hospital, 9.4 miles away. At the census, 85% of people in Langford called their health good or very good, higher than both Bedfordshire’s towns (84%) and England’s towns (82%). The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Langford | Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
78% of households are owner-occupiers. From September 2023 to August 2026, 214 homes sold inside Langford’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £422,500. Private rents average £1,250 a month across the Central Bedfordshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £555,000 | 92 |
| Semi-detached | £400,000 | 58 |
| Terraced | £310,000 | 53 |
| Flat or maisonette | £180,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Half of Langford is older than 45.2, half younger. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Bedfordshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Langford | Bedfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Bedfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Langford. Best known first.
MuseumRAF Henlow3.8 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseShortmead House3.7 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseThe Mansion House4.4 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseHinxworth Place4.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection4.4 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Hunter WT6124.3 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langford | 3,712 | — | B | B− | B | B |
| Henlow | 2,446 | 1.8 | — | B− | A− | B |
| Clifton | 2,769 | 1.8 | B | B | C+ | B+ |
| Biggleswade | 21,945 | 2.5 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Arlesey | 6,027 | 2.8 | B | A− | B− | B− |
| Shefford | 7,317 | 2.9 | B | B+ | C | A− |
| Upper Caldecote | 1,333 | 3.2 | — | B− | B | B |
| Stotfold | 12,313 | 3.3 | B+ | B− | B+ | A− |
Henlow and Upper Caldecote have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £422,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £180,000, terraced houses £310,000, semi-detached houses £400,000 and detached houses £555,000. Household incomes are higher than in 73% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B−.
About the middle for its size: 37% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades B.
Town in Bedfordshire, England
Langford is a built-up area of 3,712 people, in the Central Bedfordshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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