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Cater Street, Kempston, Bedford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 8DR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£270,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£218,533
15 sales
Price range
£128k – £308k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Jul 2026
MK42 8DR

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At a glance

15 property sales on Cater Street, Kempston, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £270,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £206,182. 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 73% terraced, 13% detached, 13% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Cater Street range from £128,000 to £307,500. 94% of homes sold here were freehold and 6% leasehold.

House prices on Cater Street compared

MK42 postcode area£320,390
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cater Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all MK42 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £174,875 (4 sales)2016£175k2017: £212,000 (2 sales)2017£212k2018: £205,000 (2 sales)2018£205k2020: £235,000 (1 sales)2020£235k2021: £230,667 (3 sales)2021£231k2022: £307,500 (1 sales)2022£308k2024: £240,000 (1 sales)2024£240k2026: £270,000 (1 sales)2026£270k

Tenure: 94% freehold and 6% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced11£206,18229 Jul 2026
Detached2£269,50012 Aug 2022
Semi-detached2£235,5003 Sep 2021

Sold prices on Cater Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, Cater Street MK42 8DR 29 Jul 2026£270,000 TerracedFreehold
24B, Cater Street MK42 8DR 12 Jun 2026£247,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Cater Street MK42 8DR 8 Apr 2026£280,000 OtherFreehold
14, Cater Street MK42 8DR 16 Aug 2024£240,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Cater Street MK42 8DR 12 Aug 2022£307,500 DetachedFreehold
31, Cater Street MK42 8DR 23 Sep 2021£209,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Cater Street MK42 8DR 3 Sep 2021£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Cater Street MK42 8DR 6 Aug 2021£233,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Cater Street MK42 8DR 27 Mar 2020£235,000 TerracedFreehold
8A, Cater Street MK42 8DR 8 May 2018£210,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Cater Street MK42 8DR 5 Mar 2018£200,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Cater Street MK42 8DR 31 Oct 2017£221,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Cater Street MK42 8DR 20 Oct 2017£203,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Cater Street MK42 8DR 20 Dec 2016£231,500 DetachedFreehold
29, Cater Street MK42 8DR 31 Aug 2016£160,000 TerracedFreehold
8A, Cater Street MK42 8DR 6 Jun 2016£180,000 TerracedFreehold
12A, Cater Street MK42 8DR 29 Mar 2016£128,000 TerracedLeasehold

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
14, Cater Street £200,000 (Mar 2018) → £240,000 (Aug 2024) +20%
over 6 yrs
9, Cater Street £231,500 (Dec 2016) → £307,500 (Aug 2022) +33%
over 6 yrs
31, Cater Street £203,000 (Oct 2017) → £209,000 (Sep 2021) +3%
over 4 yrs
8A, Cater Street £180,000 (Jun 2016) → £210,000 (May 2018) +17%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Cater Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Grange Academy 161 pupils Academy special converter 5–18 Good Report 0.2 mi
Bedford Road Primary Academy 365 pupils Primary 5–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Camestone School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Rivertree Free School 126 pupils Free schools special 2–19 Report 0.4 mi
Daubeney Academy 576 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Springfield Primary School 365 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Greys Education Centre 57 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 5–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
St John's School 178 pupils Academy special converter 2–19 Good Report 0.6 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 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Bedford station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Margetts Road (adj, Bedford Road) 2 min walk
  • Margetts Road (opp, Bedford Road) 3 min walk
  • Bunyan Road (S-bound, Bunyan Road) 4 min walk
  • Bunyan Road (N-bound, Bunyan Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • King Street Surgery
    273 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford · 0.2 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 0.9 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 1.3 mi
  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Kempston Bedford Rd Express · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Kempston · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Kempston Springfield Cent · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Kempston · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Speedwell Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Britannia Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • U H P The Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Kempston Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit (north) · 0.2 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 6 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned69.9%62.5%
Private rented25.0%20.3%
Social rented5.1%17.1%
Households687

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.3%64.1%
Aged 65+14.3%18.6%
Residents1,701

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 Cater Street

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White75.4%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.4%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%4.6%
Other ethnic group1.5%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian46.1%47.6%
No religion34.5%34.1%
Not answered6.6%5.8%
Muslim3.6%7.1%
Sikh3.2%2.2%
Other religion3.1%1.1%
Hindu2.6%1.6%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK77.3%78.6%
Born outside the UK22.7%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above31.3%34.7%
No qualifications17.2%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications14%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%10.4%
Apprenticeship6.1%5.6%
Other qualifications3.7%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health46.5%48.8%
Good health38.6%35%
Fair health11.4%11.8%
Bad health2.8%3.4%
Very bad health0.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household49.2%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household27.2%30.5%
No cars or vans in household16.5%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%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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