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With 582 residents, it is a village in Bedfordshire, East of England.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Stevington has none; the figures on this page are still real. 31 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. On the way to work, 12% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Stevington does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 31 buildings inside Stevington’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
31% 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 Stevington.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of the population. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above both Bedfordshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Stevington has a median age of 54.1. Just over two in five adults hold a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Stevington | Bedfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.5% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Bedfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £66K a year before tax, about level with Bedfordshire’s towns (£67K) and above England’s towns (£55K). 86% of commuters drove to work at the census. Home was the main workplace for 47% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social renters account for one in ten households. 78% of households own their home, above both Bedfordshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,173 a month across the Bedford council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £372,400 | 7 |
| Terraced | £325,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 56% were violence and sexual offences. Per 1,000 residents, 6.9 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 9 recorded crimes inside Stevington’s built-up area, and 4 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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.
Stevington has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.1 miles away. The nearest A&E to Stevington is Bedford Hospital, 4.5 miles away. At the census, 17% of people here had a disability, higher than Bedfordshire’s towns (15%) and near England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Stevington | Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 15% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 24% of Stevington’s land, higher than both Bedfordshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%). The town’s listed buildings include the Parish Church of St Mary, Grade I. Relative to its size, Stevington keeps 533 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Stevington. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryTurvey Abbey4.1 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseTurvey House4.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseum1940's Re-enactors4.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumFire Museum4.2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMT Museum4.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMuseums and YMCA Canteen4.4 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevington | 582 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oakley | 2,507 | 1.4 | A | C+ | A | B+ |
| Bromham | 4,652 | 1.7 | A− | C | A+ | A+ |
| Clapham | 4,502 | 2.4 | B | B+ | B | B |
| Harrold | 1,668 | 3.2 | — | B− | B+ | A− |
| Great Denham | 4,363 | 3.5 | B+ | B− | B− | A |
| Sharnbrook | 1,744 | 4 | — | C+ | B+ | A |
| Kempston | 22,779 | 4.4 | C | B+ | C− | C− |
Harrold and Sharnbrook have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 21.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Parish Church of St Mary. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 31% of Stevington’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £350,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £325,000 and semi-detached houses £372,400.
Village in Bedfordshire, England
Stevington is a built-up area of 582 people, in the Bedford 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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