People from Bedford know it is a great place to live – and it turns out thousands of other Brits agree.
In fact, in the 12 months to June 2019, 9,432 people moved to Bedford from elsewhere in the UK.
That’s according to internal migration data from the Office for National Statistics, which also reveals the areas of the country where the most people are drawn to Bedford from.
So where is the pull to Bedford the greatest?
From nearby Central Bedfordshire to Barnet, here we reveal the top 10 places people leave in search of a new life here.
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The most common place people arrived in the area from was Central Bedfordshire with 1,630 arrivals in the year to June 2019 Photo: Google
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The second most common place people arrived in the area from was Luton with 693 arrivals in the year to June 2019 Photo: Google
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The third most common place people arrived in the area from was Milton Keynes with 591 arrivals in the year to June 2019 Photo: Google
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The fourth most common place people arrived in the area from was Huntingdonshire with 257 arrivals in the year to June 2019 Photo: Google