Castle & Newnham
Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Castle & Newnham at a glance
- House prices
- £379,000
- Middle71st percentile
- Schools
- 33rd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 79th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 163 per 1,000 residents
- Weak7th percentile
- Flood risk
- 8.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle66th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Castle & Newnham a good place to live?
Castle & Newnham may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Bedford below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Castle & Newnham
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 163 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 7th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Castle & Newnham
House prices
- Median sale price
- £379,000
- Percentile
- 71st percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 80 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Castle & Newnham
Schools
33rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Castle & Newnham
Flood risk
8.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 6.7% of the area. That is the 66th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Castle & Newnham
Transport
79th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Castle & Newnham a good place to live?
Castle & Newnham may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Castle & Newnham safe?
Castle & Newnham ranks in the 7th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Castle & Newnham?
The median sale price was £379,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 71st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Castle & Newnham?
Schools rank in the 33rd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Castle & Newnham?
Nearby public profiles include Wixams & Wilstead in Bedford and Putnoe in Bedford.
