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Avon Drive, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Avon Drive, Bedford · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/avon-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK41 7AG, MK41 7EY, MK41 7UR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£475,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£288,474
19 sales
Price range
£113k – £675k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Aug 2026
MK41 7UU

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At a glance

House prices£288k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station38 min walkBedford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold65% freeholdAcross 23 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

19 property sales on Avon Drive, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £475,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £262,688. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 42% terraced, 26% detached, 26% flat. Recorded sale prices on Avon Drive range from £113,000 to £675,000. 65% of homes sold here were freehold and 35% leasehold.

House prices on Avon Drive compared

MK41 postcode area£369,012
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Avon Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all MK41 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £225,400 (5 sales)2017£225k2018: £205,000 (1 sales)2018£205k2019: £167,000 (1 sales)2019£167k2021: £310,000 (2 sales)2021£310k2022: £168,500 (2 sales)2022£169k2023: £325,000 (2 sales)2023£325k2024: £288,333 (3 sales)2024£288k2025: £517,500 (2 sales)2025£518k2026: £475,000 (1 sales)2026£475k

Tenure: 65% freehold and 35% leasehold across 23 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced8£262,68826 Jan 2024
Detached5£443,0003 Aug 2026
Flat5£164,9002 Oct 2024
Semi-detached1£340,00028 Jun 2024

Sold prices on Avon Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
40, Avon Drive MK41 7UU 3 Aug 2026£475,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Avon Drive MK41 7AB 14 Aug 2025£675,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Avon Drive MK41 7UU 20 Mar 2025£360,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Avon Drive MK41 7AG 2 Oct 2024£260,000 FlatFreehold
13, Avon Drive MK41 7AE 28 Jun 2024£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Avon Drive MK41 7AG 26 Jan 2024£265,000 TerracedFreehold
93, Avon Drive MK41 7UT 17 Nov 2023£390,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Avon Drive MK41 7AG 6 Jan 2023£260,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Avon Drive MK41 7AG 7 Mar 2022£208,500 TerracedFreehold
5, Medway Court, Avon Drive MK41 7EU 9 Feb 2022£128,500 FlatLeasehold
4, Welland Court, Avon Drive MK41 7EY 24 Sep 2021£130,000 FlatLeasehold
35, Avon Drive MK41 7AG 17 Sep 2021£240,000 TerracedFreehold
77, Avon Drive MK41 7UR 25 Mar 2021£380,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Welland Court, Avon Drive MK41 7EY 15 Mar 2021£122,560 FlatLeasehold
9, Welland Court, Avon Drive MK41 7EY 21 Jan 2019£167,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Avon Drive MK41 7AG 12 Jul 2018£205,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Irvine Court, Avon Drive MK41 7ET 24 Nov 2017£156,000 FlatLeasehold
Cell Site Mk0219, The Tiger Moth, 20, Avon Drive MK41 7AF 20 Oct 2017£3,000 OtherLeasehold
6, Evesham Court, Avon Drive MK41 7AJ 23 Aug 2017£113,000 FlatLeasehold
93, Avon Drive MK41 7UT 8 Aug 2017£315,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Avon Drive MK41 7AG 21 Jul 2017£223,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Avon Drive MK41 7UR 13 Apr 2017£320,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Welland Court, Avon Drive MK41 7EY 20 Dec 2016£137,500 FlatLeasehold

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
29, Avon Drive £223,000 (Jul 2017) → £265,000 (Jan 2024) +19%
over 7 yrs
93, Avon Drive £315,000 (Aug 2017) → £390,000 (Nov 2023) +24%
over 6 yrs
41, Avon Drive £208,500 (Mar 2022) → £260,000 (Jan 2023) +25%
over under a year
8, Welland Court, Avon Drive £137,500 (Dec 2016) → £122,560 (Mar 2021) -11%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Avon Drive

Crime

102 crimes were reported within about a mile of Avon Drive in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour40
Violence & sexual offences25
Shoplifting11
Other theft8
Criminal damage & arson6
Vehicle crime3

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

Flood risk

Avon Drive is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Ivel in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire Flood alert area
  • River Great Ouse from Sharnbrook to Roxton Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Avon Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Thomas More Catholic School 893 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Good Report 0.2 mi
Scott Primary School & Nursery 469 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Brickhill Primary School 209 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School 297 pupils Other independent school 0–7 Report 0.7 mi
Bedford Greenacre Independent School 775 pupils Other independent school 0–18 Report 0.9 mi
The Hills Academy 442 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Hazeldene School 443 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Mark Rutherford School 1,150 pupils Secondary 11–18 Requires improvement Report 1.1 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 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 5.1 mi · 1 hr 42 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Torridge Rise (opp, Avon Drive) 1 min walk
  • Torridge Rise (adj, Avon Drive) 1 min walk
  • Bourneside (opp, Avon Drive) 1 min walk
  • Wansbeck Road (adj, Tyne Crescent) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Goldington Avenue Surgery
    85 Goldington Avenue, Bedford · 1.2 mi
  • Putnoe Medical Centre Partnership
    93 Queens Drive, Bedford · 1.3 mi
  • The De Parys Group
    Enhanced Services Centre, Bedford Health Village, Bedford · 1.3 mi
  • Linden Road Surgery
    13 Linden Road, Bedford · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily North Brickhill Avon Drive · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Bedford Brickhill Dr Express · 0.5 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Bedford · 1.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Bedford - Queens Drive · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Jardines Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Well · 1.2 mi
  • Broadway Pharmacy · 1.5 mi

Dentists

  • Bedford Heights · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Access Centre · 1.3 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit North · 1.3 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned49.2%62.5%
Private rented9.9%20.3%
Social rented40.9%17.1%
Households624

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.9%64.1%
Aged 65+23.0%18.6%
Residents1,363

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 Avon Drive

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White75.1%75.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.8%5.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.5%12.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%4.6%
Other ethnic group1.5%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian51.6%47.6%
No religion36%34.1%
Not answered4.5%5.8%
Muslim3.7%7.1%
Hindu2.3%1.6%
Sikh1.3%2.2%
Other religion0.4%1.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK78.9%78.6%
Born outside the UK21.1%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above28.9%34.7%
No qualifications17.9%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications16.4%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%10.4%
Apprenticeship6.8%5.6%
Other qualifications3.8%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health38.6%48.8%
Good health37.8%35%
Fair health16.9%11.8%
Bad health5.2%3.4%
Very bad health1.4%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household36.4%40.2%
No cars or vans in household31.9%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household25%30.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%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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Estate agents near Avon Drive

  • Belvoir 1.4 mi
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  • Michael Graham 1.6 mi
  • Absolute Estate Agents 1.6 mi

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