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A town of 4,509 in Bedfordshire, East of England.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Jobs and pay hold up well: mean household income £68,649; 2.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Toddington grades B+ overall and ranks #14 of 33 in Bedfordshire. It comes out better than 66% of UK towns. Pupils here do less well than most: primary results beat just over one in ten towns in England; secondary results beat 53% of towns in England. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: just over one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Homes sell for a median £402,500, about 6.1 years of what households in the Central Bedfordshire council area earn.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Toddington 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 Toddington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 45 buildings inside Toddington’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1925.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Toddington.
At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, just over half of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its two schools are below. Toddington’s one primary and one secondary have 801 pupils between them.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toddington St George Church of England SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 341 | – |
| Parkfields Middle SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 460 | D |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Toddington’s listed buildings include the Church of St George, Grade I. It has 100 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, higher than both Bedfordshire’s towns (40) and England’s towns (39). Also worth knowing: the pre-1919 share of homes is 15%.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence came to 16.6 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Bedfordshire’s towns (18.8) and England’s towns (22). Reported offences in Toddington came to 137 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 124. 52% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. For its size, Toddington records less crime per resident than 74% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 38% of workers, higher than both Bedfordshire’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (31%); what’s more, the car carried 86% of commuters at the census. 13% of commuters who live in Toddington also work there. At the census, 11% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private renters make up 14% of households. 10% live in social housing, lower than both Bedfordshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 214 homes sold inside Toddington’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £402,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £577,500 | 76 |
| Semi-detached | £390,000 | 65 |
| Terraced | £300,000 | 67 |
| Flat or maisonette | £142,000 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
One GP practice serves the town; 76% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Toddington is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 4.4 miles away. 15% of residents have a disability, about level with Bedfordshire’s towns (15%) and below England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Toddington | Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, below both Bedfordshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Residents of Toddington have a median age of 46.6.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Toddington | Bedfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Bedfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
45 listed buildings in Toddington, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St George: Photo: Rob Farrow · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Bell Public House: Photo: Philip Jeffrey · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wentworth House: Photo: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14, Market Square: Photo: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toddington | 4,509 | — | B+ | B | B+ | B− |
| Harlington | 2,287 | 2.3 | — | B− | B | A |
| Hockliffe | 1,068 | 2.4 | — | A− | C+ | B− |
| Houghton Regis | 18,814 | 2.7 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Westoning | 2,097 | 3.1 | — | B | A | A |
| Dunstable | 34,498 | 4.2 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
| Flitwick | 13,668 | 4.4 | A− | B+ | B | B− |
| Totternhoe | 1,017 | 4.4 | — | B− | B− | B |
Harlington, Hockliffe, Westoning and Totternhoe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St George. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £402,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £142,000, terraced houses £300,000, semi-detached houses £390,000 and detached houses £577,500.
GCSE results beat 53% of towns in England, and primary results trail 90% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Toddington has 2 state schools; places are handled by Central Bedfordshire council.
Town in Bedfordshire, England
Toddington is a built-up area of 4,509 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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