Heath & Reach
Strong on schools, with transport to consider
Heath & Reach at a glance
- House prices
- £370,000
- Middle69th percentile
- Schools
- 93rd percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 9th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 69.2 per 1,000 residents
- Middle47th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle37th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Heath & Reach a good place to live?
Heath & Reach may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows 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 Central Bedfordshire 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 Heath & Reach
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 69.2 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 Heath & Reach
House prices
- Median sale price
- £370,000
- Percentile
- 69th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 48 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 Heath & Reach
Schools
93rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Heath & Reach
Flood risk
3.2% 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 2.2% of the area. That is the 37th 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 Heath & Reach
Transport
9th 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 Heath & Reach a good place to live?
Heath & Reach may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Heath & Reach safe?
Heath & Reach ranks in the 47th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Heath & Reach?
The median sale price was £370,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 69th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Heath & Reach?
Schools rank in the 93rd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Heath & Reach?
Nearby public profiles include Potton in Central Bedfordshire and Dunstable West West in Central Bedfordshire.
