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Barford Avenue, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Barford Avenue, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/barford-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 0DS, MK42 0DT, MK42 0DU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£265,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£215,387
20 sales
Price range
£145k – £300k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Apr 2026
MK42 0DS

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At a glance

House prices£265k average31% below the Bedford average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 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

20 property sales on Barford Avenue, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £265,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £206,886. That is 31% below the Bedford average of £384,461 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 55% semi-detached, 45% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Barford Avenue range from £145,000 to £300,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 349 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, Barford Avenue ranks 292nd for average price.

House prices on Barford Avenue compared

Barford Avenue£265,000
MK42 postcode area£320,390
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all MK42 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £177,000 (5 sales)2016£177k2017: £199,995 (1 sales)2017£200k2018: £227,500 (1 sales)2018£228k2019: £209,800 (5 sales)2019£210k2020: £200,000 (2 sales)2020£200k2021: £238,750 (3 sales)2021£239k2022: £300,000 (1 sales)2022£300k2025: £265,000 (1 sales)2025£265k2026: £265,000 (1 sales)2026£265k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£206,88619 Dec 2025
Terraced9£225,77816 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Barford Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 16 Apr 2026£265,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Barford Avenue MK42 0DU 19 Dec 2025£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 8 Sep 2022£300,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 17 Dec 2021£274,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 15 Dec 2021£253,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 15 Feb 2021£189,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Barford Avenue MK42 0DT 14 May 2020£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Barford Avenue MK42 0DT 10 Feb 2020£190,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 18 Nov 2019£245,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 30 Aug 2019£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 3 Jun 2019£207,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 17 May 2019£200,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 26 Mar 2019£207,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 9 Jul 2018£227,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 31 May 2017£199,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 28 Nov 2016£185,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 28 Oct 2016£187,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 30 Sep 2016£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
82, Barford Avenue MK42 0DT 30 Sep 2016£188,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Barford Avenue MK42 0DS 10 Jun 2016£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
34, Barford Avenue £187,000 (Oct 2016) → £300,000 (Sep 2022) +60%
over 6 yrs
50, Barford Avenue £180,000 (Jun 2016) → £274,250 (Dec 2021) +52%
over 6 yrs
4, Barford Avenue £185,000 (Nov 2016) → £253,000 (Dec 2021) +37%
over 5 yrs
27, Barford Avenue £199,995 (May 2017) → £207,000 (Jun 2019) +4%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Barford Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
King's Oak Primary School 826 pupils Primary 1–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Shackleton Primary School 487 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Cherry Trees Nursery School 147 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Bedford Girls' School 843 pupils Other independent school 7–18 Report 0.5 mi
Bedford Free School 536 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Bedford Academy 1,480 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
Peter Pan Nursery School 118 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.8 mi
Cauldwell School 415 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 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 St Johns station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Bedford station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Paradine Road (adj, Barford Avenue) 1 min walk
  • St Michael's Church (o/s, Barford Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Paradine Road (opp, Barford Avenue) 1 min walk
  • London Road Methodist Chapel (o/s, London Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 0.1 mi
  • The De Parys Group
    Enhanced Services Centre, Bedford Health Village, Bedford · 1.1 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 1.2 mi
  • Goldington Avenue Surgery
    85 Goldington Avenue, Bedford · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Express Asda Southgate Express Petrol · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Bedford Extra · 0.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl St Johns Retail Park · 0.4 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar - Elstow Road · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Lotus Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco In-store Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Janssen's Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • London Road Health Centre · 0.1 mi
  • Latchford And Latchford Specialist Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 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 2 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
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned28.5%62.5%
Private rented12.0%20.3%
Social rented59.4%17.1%
Households631

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1526.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.5%64.1%
Aged 65+7.9%18.6%
Residents1,755

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 Barford Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White61.1%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.8%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.4%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.8%4.6%
Other ethnic group2.9%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian42.3%47.6%
No religion32.6%34.1%
Muslim15.2%7.1%
Not answered4.9%5.8%
Sikh2.6%2.2%
Hindu1.8%1.6%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Other religion0.2%1.1%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK65.9%78.6%
Born outside the UK34.1%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
No qualifications24.8%16.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above21.9%34.7%
Level 2 qualifications16.1%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.6%10.4%
Level 3 qualifications12.7%16.2%
Apprenticeship5.5%5.6%
Other qualifications3.4%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health44.3%48.8%
Good health35.1%35%
Fair health13.9%11.8%
Bad health5.2%3.4%
Very bad health1.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household40.7%40.2%
No cars or vans in household34.2%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household18.9%30.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%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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