Harrold
Strong on schools, with transport to consider
Harrold at a glance
- House prices
- £345,000
- Middle63rd percentile
- Schools
- 89th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 4th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 69.3 per 1,000 residents
- Middle47th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7.1% of the area in flood zones
- Middle60th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Harrold a good place to live?
Harrold may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. Transport access 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
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Harrold
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 69.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 47th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
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 Harrold
House prices
- Median sale price
- £345,000
- Percentile
- 63rd percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 42 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 Harrold
Schools
89th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Harrold
Flood risk
7.1% 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 4.9% of the area. That is the 60th 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 Harrold
Transport
4th 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 Harrold a good place to live?
Harrold may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Harrold safe?
Harrold ranks in the 47th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Harrold?
The median sale price was £345,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 63rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Harrold?
Schools rank in the 89th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Harrold?
Nearby public profiles include Putnoe in Bedford and Great Denham in Bedford.
