Strong on transport

Queens Park at a glance

House prices
£280,000
Middle45th percentile
Schools
54th percentile
Middle
Transport
96th percentile
Strong
Crime rate
81.7 per 1,000 residents
Middle36th percentile
Flood risk
9.3% of the area in flood zones
Middle68th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Queens Park a good place to live?

Queens Park may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.

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

Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.

No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.

Crime rate in Queens Park

Crime rate

Crime rate
81.7 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
36th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

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 Queens Park

House prices

Median sale price
£280,000
Percentile
45th percentile nationally

House prices are around the national middle range.

Median of 49 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 Queens Park

Schools

54th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Queens Park

Flood risk

9.3% 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 4.7% of the area. That is the 68th 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 Queens Park

Transport

96th 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 Queens Park a good place to live?

Queens Park may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.

Is Queens Park safe?

Queens Park ranks in the 36th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Queens Park?

The median sale price was £280,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 45th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Queens Park?

Schools rank in the 54th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Queens Park?

Nearby public profiles include Kingsbrook in Bedford and Chorley North & Astley West in Chorley.