Reference Data in Bedford 15 indicators covering reference data for Bedford. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 16.44 Degree days 2025 up 37.6% 1004th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -1.03 Degree days 2025 up 81.3% 487th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 1,968 Degree days 2025 up 4.9% 409th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -131.5 Degree days 2025 up 41.1% 330th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 46.35 % change on previous year 2025 up 24.8% 230th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year 2025 down 19.0% 257th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -122.58 % change on previous year 2025 down 25,117.7% 633rd Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -25.46 % change on previous year 2025 down 11,262.8% 442nd Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 1.5 Days per year 2024 down 59.1% 1168th Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation 0.0084 Days per year 2024 down 99.6% 862nd Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 26.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 2024 up 0.8% 749th Wind threats - Cities and FUAs — Exposure to wind threats 0 Percentage of area 2023 down 100.0% 271st Coastal flooding - Cities and FUAs — Built-up area exposure to 0 Percentage of built-up area 2022 — 277th Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Downloading speed 3.1 Percentage of national value 2025 down 76.2% 764th Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Uploading speed -22.4 Percentage of national value 2025 down 206.8% 1072nd