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{{Short description|Housing estate in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place  
|country =                 England
|official_name=            Bedgrove
|static_image_name=        Bedgrove1.jpg
|static_image_caption=     Typical housing in Bedgrove
|coordinates = {{coord|51.806283|-0.783516|display=inline,title}}
|civil_parish=             Aylesbury
| population = 9,171
| population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]])
|unitary_england     = [[Buckinghamshire Council|Buckinghamshire]]
|lieutenancy_england = [[Buckinghamshire]]
|region=                   South East England      
|constituency_westminster= [[Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Aylesbury]]     
|post_town=                AYLESBURY
|postcode_district=        HP21 
|postcode_area=            HP
|dial_code=                01296
|os_grid_reference=        SP8312   
}}
'''Bedgrove''' is one of the [[housing estate]]s of the town of [[Aylesbury]] in [[Buckinghamshire]], though it takes its name from a farm and [[hamlet (UK place)|hamlet]] that stood in the area until the area was cleared for building in the late 1950s.  At the time it was built it was the largest housing estate of its kind in the country.<ref>The Bucks Herald (2002) ''Memory Lane Aylesbury: Into The Seventies''. Derby: Breedon Books</ref>  The housing estate is on the south side of the town.  The farm (and associated cottages) was where Pevensey Close now stands.

In the 2001 [[census]] the population of Bedgrove was 9,171 people.

Also the ancient [[village]] of '''Caldicot''' was thought to be situated approximately where Caldicot Close is today, hence the name of the new road.

== Facilities ==
In the middle of Bedgrove, there are two churches, one Church of England called  ''Church of the Holy Spirit'', and one Roman Catholic Church, called ''Our Lady of Lourdes''. There is also a Baptist church in Limes Avenue.

Bedgrove is served by Bedgrove Infant School, for children aged from three to seven, and Bedgrove Junior School, for children aged from seven to eleven. Both are [[foundation school]]s, which each take approximately 480 pupils.

On the southside of Bedgrove is Bedgrove Park, a large field with many football pitches, a community centre, a playground designed for 2-12 year olds and an all-weather pitch designed for youths to play [[association football|football]] and netball.

In the heart of Bedgrove is Jansel Square, which consists of several take away restaurants and many shops.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/more-news/sainsbury-s-town-supermarket-lines-up-another-store-in-aylesbury-1-5321823 |title=Sainsbury's town? Supermarket lines up another store in Aylesbury - More News - Bucks Herald |website=www.bucksherald.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729033819/http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/more-news/sainsbury-s-town-supermarket-lines-up-another-store-in-aylesbury-1-5321823 |archive-date=2013-07-29}} </ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sainsburys-aylesbury.co.uk/sainsburys-submit-application/ |title=Latest news : Sainsburys Aylesbury |access-date=2014-04-23 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429075831/http://www.sainsburys-aylesbury.co.uk/sainsburys-submit-application/ |archive-date=2014-04-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Bucks Herald|author-link=Bucks Herald|url=http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/more-news/new-sainsbury-s-opens-in-bedgrove-1-6025758 |title=New Sainsbury's Opens in Bedgrove |date=28 April 2014 |access-date=28 April 2014 }}</ref>

There is also a [[Pub]] named 'The Buckinghamshire Yeoman' in Jansel Square.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pub-explorer.com/bucks/pub/buckinghamshireyeomanbedgrove.htm |title=Buckinghamshire Yeoman - Bedgrove Aylesbury Buckinghamshire |website=www.pub-explorer.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212141514/http://www.pub-explorer.com/bucks/pub/buckinghamshireyeomanbedgrove.htm |archive-date=2007-02-12}} </ref> 

The [[Arriva Shires & Essex]] 'Pink Route' service 8 to [[Aylesbury]] serves Bedgrove Monday-Saturday, at a frequency of up to every 20 minutes, which runs via [[Broughton, Aylesbury|Broughton]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/serviceInformation.aspx?id=34359739460&r=South+East | title=Arriva Bus }}</ref> Stops on this route serve Welbeck Avenue, Cambourne Avenue, Cam Mead and Long Meadow. For a Sunday bus service, Red Rose Travel operates the 501 service from [[Aylesbury]] to [[Watford]] which serves two stops in Bedgrove, on Cam Mead and Long Meadow.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redrosetravel.com/501.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-23 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030319/http://www.redrosetravel.com/501.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-03 }}</ref>

== Demography ==
{| class="wikitable" id="toc" style="float: centre; margin-left: 2em; width: 40%; font-size: 90%;" cellspacing="3"
!colspan="4"|'''Bedgrove compared'''
|-
|'''2001 UK Census'''||'''Bedgrove ward'''||'''Aylesbury Vale borough'''||'''England'''
|-
|Population||9,171||165,748||49,138,831
|-
|Foreign born||7.4%||7.9%||9.2%
|-
|White||95.9%||94.1%||90.9%
|-
|Asian||2.4%||3.4%||4.6%
|-
|Black||0.7%||1%||2.3%
|-
|Christian||77.8%||73.8%||71.7%
|-
|Muslim||0.5%||2.7%||3.1%
|-
|Hindu||1.2%||0.5%||1.1%
|-
|No religion||13.6%||15.7%||14.6%
|-
|Unemployed||1.5%||2%||3.3%
|-
|Retired||16.1%||11%||13.5%
|}
At the 2001 UK census, the Bedgrove [[electoral ward]] had a population of 9,171. The ethnicity was 95.9% white, 0.9% mixed race, 2.4% Asian, 0.7% black and 0.1% other. The place of birth of residents was 92.6% United Kingdom, 1.1% Republic of Ireland, 2.1% other Western European countries, and 4.2% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 77.8% Christian, 0.1% Buddhist, 1.2% Hindu, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.5% Muslim. 13.6% were recorded as having no religion, 0.3% had an alternative religion and 6.2% did not state their religion.<ref name=Stat>{{cite web  | title = Neighbourhood Statistics  | publisher = Statistics.gov.uk | url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=3&b=5948379&c=Bedgrove&d=14&g=424034&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1208770352756&enc=1&domainId=16  | access-date = 2008-04-20}}</ref>

The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 45% in full-time employment, 14.7% in part-time employment, 8% self-employed, 1.5% unemployed, 2.9% students with jobs, 3% students without jobs, 16.1% retired, 4.8% looking after home or family, 2.5% permanently sick or disabled and 1.5% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 16.4% retail, 13.8% manufacturing, 5.8% construction, 13.7% real estate, 13.2% health and social work, 8.8% education, 5.8% transport and communications, 7.4% public administration, 2.5% hotels and restaurants, 6.4% finance, 0.7% agriculture and 5.5% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in finance and public administration. There were a relatively low proportion in agriculture, hotels and restaurants. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 22.8% had a [[higher education]] qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.<ref name=Stat/>

== References ==
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{{Aylesbury}}
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[[Category:Aylesbury]]
[[Category:Housing estates in Buckinghamshire]]