Strong on transport, with safety to consider

Cauldwell at a glance

House prices
£250,000
Middle36th percentile
Schools
72nd percentile
Middle
Transport
78th percentile
Strong
Crime rate
149.8 per 1,000 residents
Weak8th percentile
Flood risk
10.9% of the area in flood zones
Middle72nd percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Cauldwell a good place to live?

Cauldwell 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 Cauldwell

Crime rate

Crime rate
149.8 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
8th 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 Cauldwell

House prices

Median sale price
£250,000
Percentile
36th percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 58 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 Cauldwell

Schools

72nd percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Cauldwell

Flood risk

10.9% 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 1.5% of the area. That is the 72nd 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 Cauldwell

Transport

78th 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.

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FAQs

Is Cauldwell a good place to live?

Cauldwell 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 Cauldwell safe?

Cauldwell ranks in the 8th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Cauldwell?

The median sale price was £250,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 36th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Cauldwell?

Schools rank in the 72nd percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Cauldwell?

Nearby public profiles include Kingsbrook in Bedford and Queens Park in Bedford.