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Ditmas Avenue, Kempston, Bedford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 7DP, MK42 7DR, MK42 7DW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£348,750
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£284,406
32 sales
Price range
£187k – £370k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Aug 2026
MK42 7DP

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At a glance

House prices£349k average9% below the Bedford average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station27 min walkKempston Hardwick station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 33 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

32 property sales on Ditmas Avenue, Kempston, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £348,750. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £287,444. Average sale prices rose from £237,124 in 2016 to £367,500 in 2026 (+55%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 9% below the Bedford average of £384,461 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 84% semi-detached, 16% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Ditmas Avenue range from £187,000 to £370,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 349 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, Ditmas Avenue ranks 178th for average price.

House prices on Ditmas Avenue compared

Ditmas Avenue£348,750
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: £237,124 (4 sales)2016£237k2017: £243,500 (2 sales)2017£244k2018: £267,625 (4 sales)2018£268k2019: £197,000 (1 sales)2019£197k2020: £267,500 (2 sales)2020£268k2021: £293,750 (4 sales)2021£294k2022: £312,500 (2 sales)2022£313k2023: £264,500 (2 sales)2023£265k2024: £312,000 (3 sales)2024£312k2025: £310,500 (6 sales)2025£311k2026: £367,500 (2 sales)2026£368k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 33 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached27£287,44425 Aug 2026
Terraced5£268,00022 Dec 2022

Sold prices on Ditmas Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 25 Aug 2026£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DR 26 Jun 2026£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 26 Nov 2025£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 21 Nov 2025£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 23 May 2025£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 24 Apr 2025£268,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 10 Mar 2025£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DR 21 Feb 2025£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DR 26 Jul 2024£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DW 15 Jul 2024£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DR 3 Jun 2024£336,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DR 27 Oct 2023£268,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DR 11 Oct 2023£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DR 18 Jan 2023£261,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 22 Dec 2022£315,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DW 9 Nov 2022£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DR 30 Sep 2021£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 30 Jun 2021£285,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DW 30 Jun 2021£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DR 4 Jun 2021£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DW 28 Feb 2020£293,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DR 21 Feb 2020£242,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 1 Feb 2019£197,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DR 7 Dec 2018£263,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 25 Oct 2018£230,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 15 Aug 2018£280,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 30 Jul 2018£297,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DR 1 Aug 2017£257,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 31 Mar 2017£230,000 TerracedFreehold
90, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DW 19 Oct 2016£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DW 15 Aug 2016£281,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DP 24 Mar 2016£187,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Ditmas Avenue MK42 7DR 11 Feb 2016£219,995 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
2, Ditmas Avenue £297,500 (Jul 2018) → £370,000 (Aug 2026) +24%
over 8 yrs
36, Ditmas Avenue £187,000 (Mar 2016) → £285,000 (Mar 2025) +52%
over 9 yrs
47, Ditmas Avenue £219,995 (Feb 2016) → £257,000 (Aug 2017) → £320,000 (Feb 2025) +45%
over 9 yrs
53, Ditmas Avenue £242,000 (Feb 2020) → £305,000 (Sep 2021) → £320,000 (Oct 2023) +32%
over 4 yrs
14, Ditmas Avenue £230,000 (Mar 2017) → £230,000 (Oct 2018) → £315,000 (Dec 2022) +37%
over 6 yrs
6, Ditmas Avenue £280,000 (Aug 2018) → £285,000 (Jun 2021) +2%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Ditmas Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ridgeway School 125 pupils Community special school 2–19 Report 0.2 mi
Kempston Academy 773 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.2 mi
Balliol Primary School 355 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Kempston Rural Primary School 439 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Greys Education Centre 57 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 5–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Bedford Road Primary Academy 365 pupils Primary 5–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Rivertree Free School 126 pupils Free schools special 2–19 Report 0.8 mi
Springfield Primary School 365 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.0 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

  • Kempston Hardwick station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • Bedford station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Deacon Avenue (opp, Eugster Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Deacon Avenue (Adjacent, Eugster Avenue) 3 min walk
  • Williamson Road Shops (opp, Williamson Road) 3 min walk
  • Williamson Road Shops (o/s, Williamson Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • King Street Surgery
    273 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford · 0.8 mi
  • The Vale Medical Practice
    Wootton Vale Hlth Liv Ctr, Fields Road, Wootton, Bedford · 1.5 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 1.7 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Ridge Road Kempston Bedford · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Kempston · 0.5 mi
  • Spar Spar - Kempston · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Kempston · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Britannia Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Speedwell Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Boots · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • U H P The Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Kempston Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit (north) · 1.0 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned55.8%62.5%
Private rented11.0%20.3%
Social rented33.0%17.1%
Households625

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.6%64.1%
Aged 65+15.3%18.6%
Residents1,651

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 Ditmas Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White76.1%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.1%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.7%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%4.6%
Other ethnic group1.5%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian44.3%47.6%
No religion38.2%34.1%
Not answered6.2%5.8%
Muslim5.1%7.1%
Sikh4.5%2.2%
Hindu1%1.6%
Other religion0.4%1.1%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK80.9%78.6%
Born outside the UK19.1%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above23.8%34.7%
No qualifications22.5%16.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.8%10.4%
Level 3 qualifications15.4%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications13.6%13.5%
Apprenticeship5.8%5.6%
Other qualifications3%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health42.6%48.8%
Good health38%35%
Fair health13.7%11.8%
Bad health4.4%3.4%
Very bad health1.3%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household36.8%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household30.6%30.5%
No cars or vans in household21.9%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%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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