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Adelaide Square, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Adelaide Square, Bedford · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/adelaide-square/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK40 2RW, MK40 2RN.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£253,100
15 sales
Price range
£91k – £460k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Oct 2025
MK40 2RN

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At a glance

House prices£253k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station9 min walkBedford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold56% freeholdAcross 18 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

15 property sales on Adelaide Square, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 16 Oct 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £129,357. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 47% flat, 27% semi-detached, 20% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Adelaide Square range from £91,000 to £460,000. 56% of homes sold here were freehold and 44% leasehold.

House prices on Adelaide Square compared

MK40 postcode area£378,253
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Adelaide Square has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all MK40 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £300,000 (1 sales)2016£300k2017: £119,750 (2 sales)2017£120k2018: £226,000 (1 sales)2018£226k2019: £257,000 (2 sales)2019£257k2020: £332,000 (1 sales)2020£332k2021: £237,500 (2 sales)2021£238k2022: £341,667 (3 sales)2022£342k2023: £145,000 (1 sales)2023£145k2025: £270,000 (2 sales)2025£270k

Tenure: 56% freehold and 44% leasehold across 18 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat7£129,3579 Oct 2025
Semi-detached4£342,00016 Oct 2025
Terraced3£361,00020 Sep 2021
Detached1£440,00021 Jan 2022

Sold prices on Adelaide Square

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Adelaide Square MK40 2RN 16 Oct 2025£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64A, Adelaide Square MK40 2RW 9 Oct 2025£190,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat B, 64, Adelaide Square MK40 2RW 17 Sep 2024£177,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 18, Adelaide Square MK40 2RW 11 Aug 2023£145,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Adelaide Square MK40 2RN 18 Nov 2022£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 4, 18, Adelaide Square MK40 2RW 10 Jun 2022£125,000 FlatLeasehold
58, Adelaide Square MK40 2RW 21 Jan 2022£440,000 DetachedFreehold
2A, Adelaide Square MK40 2RW 26 Nov 2021£115,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Adelaide Square MK40 2RW 20 Sep 2021£360,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Adelaide Square MK40 2RN 11 Sep 2020£332,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 1, 16, Adelaide Square MK40 2RW 26 Apr 2019£91,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Adelaide Square MK40 2RW 18 Mar 2019£423,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Adelaide Square MK40 2RW 22 Feb 2019£375,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Adelaide Square MK40 2RN 16 Jul 2018£231,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Adelaide Square MK40 2RN 16 Mar 2018£226,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 2, 16, Adelaide Square MK40 2RW 24 Nov 2017£144,500 FlatLeasehold
2A, Adelaide Square MK40 2RW 21 Feb 2017£95,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Adelaide Square MK40 2RW 10 Aug 2016£300,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
2A, Adelaide Square £95,000 (Feb 2017) → £115,000 (Nov 2021) +21%
over 5 yrs
6, Adelaide Square £300,000 (Aug 2016) → £360,000 (Sep 2021) +20%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Adelaide Square

Crime

889 crimes were reported within about a mile of Adelaide Square in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences241
Shoplifting204
Anti-social behaviour138
Public order76
Other theft46
Criminal damage & arson33

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Schools near Adelaide Square

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Priory Primary School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Polam School 99 pupils Other independent school 1–9 Report 0.3 mi
Livingstone Primary School 457 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Bedford School 994 pupils Other independent school Church of England 7–19 Report 0.3 mi
Bedford Free School 536 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Edith Cavell Primary School 292 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Bedford Girls' School 843 pupils Other independent school 7–18 Report 0.6 mi
Bedford Modern School 1,219 pupils Other independent school 7–18 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Bedford station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bedford High School (o/s, The Crescent) 2 min walk
  • Bedford High School (opp, The Crescent) 2 min walk
  • Harpur Street (Stop H1, Harpur Street) 3 min walk
  • Tavistock Court (o/s, Queen Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 0.4 mi
  • Linden Road Surgery
    13 Linden Road, Bedford · 0.4 mi
  • The De Parys Group
    Enhanced Services Centre, Bedford Health Village, Bedford · 0.5 mi
  • Goldington Avenue Surgery
    85 Goldington Avenue, Bedford · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Bedford Tavistock Street Local · 0.1 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Greenhill Street Bedford · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bedford Greenhill Street · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Central Bedford Bedford · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Broadway Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Bedford Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.0 mi
  • Time For Teeth Hmp Bedford · 0.1 mi
  • Priory Dental Practice · 0.1 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income1 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned13.3%62.5%
Private rented33.2%20.3%
Social rented53.1%17.1%
Households926

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6472.2%64.1%
Aged 65+16.4%18.6%
Residents1,862

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)99%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks85%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks92%92%

Share of homes across Bedford with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Adelaide Square

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White63.4%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.8%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.1%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.1%4.6%
Other ethnic group3.6%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian45.3%47.6%
No religion27.6%34.1%
Muslim13.2%7.1%
Not answered9.5%5.8%
Other religion1.5%1.1%
Sikh1.1%2.2%
Buddhist1%0.3%
Hindu0.6%1.6%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK62.1%78.6%
Born outside the UK37.9%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
No qualifications28.6%16.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above24.8%34.7%
Level 2 qualifications13.5%13.5%
Level 3 qualifications12.4%16.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%10.4%
Apprenticeship6.6%5.6%
Other qualifications3.4%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health37.4%48.8%
Good health34.6%35%
Fair health18.4%11.8%
Bad health7.3%3.4%
Very bad health2.3%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
No cars or vans in household58.2%18.2%
1 car or van in household32.4%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household7.8%30.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household1.6%11%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Bedford.

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