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Dorsey Drive, Bedford

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 9FL, MK42 9FP.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£208,607
28 sales
Price range
£108k – £270k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 May 2025
MK42 9FL

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At a glance

House prices£209k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 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 leasehold86% freeholdAcross 37 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

28 property sales on Dorsey Drive, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 23 May 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £223,833. Average sale prices rose from £206,249 in 2016 to £215,333 in 2025 (+4%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 75% terraced, 18% flat, 7% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Dorsey Drive range from £108,000 to £270,000. 86% of homes sold here were freehold and 14% leasehold.

House prices on Dorsey Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dorsey Drive 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: £206,249 (4 sales)2016£206k2017: £209,500 (4 sales)2017£210k2018: £188,250 (2 sales)2018£188k2019: £194,500 (6 sales)2019£195k2020: £169,750 (2 sales)2020£170k2021: £218,000 (3 sales)2021£218k2022: £265,000 (3 sales)2022£265k2023: £200,000 (1 sales)2023£200k2025: £215,333 (3 sales)2025£215k

Tenure: 86% freehold and 14% leasehold across 37 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced21£223,83323 May 2025
Flat5£132,30014 Feb 2025
Semi-detached2£239,5006 Jan 2022

Sold prices on Dorsey Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 26 Feb 2026£250,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 23 May 2025£270,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 23 May 2025£270,000 TerracedFreehold
116, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 2 Apr 2025£268,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 14 Feb 2025£108,000 FlatLeasehold
64, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 19 Jan 2024£255,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 1 Jun 2023£200,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 21 Jun 2022£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 10 Jun 2022£265,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 22 Mar 2022£260,000 TerracedFreehold
70, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 6 Jan 2022£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 16 Dec 2021£255,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 19 May 2021£177,500 TerracedFreehold
2, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 23 Apr 2021£265,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 25 Feb 2021£134,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 25 Sep 2020£134,500 FlatLeasehold
10, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 10 Jul 2020£205,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 22 Jun 2020£190,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 29 Dec 2019£199,500 TerracedFreehold
37, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 18 Dec 2019£195,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 6 Dec 2019£195,000 TerracedFreehold
68, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 5 Dec 2019£217,500 TerracedFreehold
32, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 28 Aug 2019£135,000 FlatLeasehold
68, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 20 Aug 2019£220,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 8 Mar 2019£205,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 4 Feb 2019£215,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 18 Oct 2018£226,500 TerracedFreehold
30, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 30 May 2018£150,000 FlatLeasehold
118, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 27 Nov 2017£195,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 31 Aug 2017£220,000 TerracedFreehold
114, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 31 Mar 2017£224,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FL 14 Feb 2017£199,000 TerracedFreehold
106, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 23 Dec 2016£216,000 TerracedFreehold
106, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 21 Dec 2016£210,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 9 Sep 2016£189,995 TerracedFreehold
80, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 26 Feb 2016£210,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Dorsey Drive MK42 9FP 29 Jan 2016£209,000 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
40, Dorsey Drive £220,000 (Aug 2017) → £265,000 (Jun 2022) +20%
over 5 yrs
10, Dorsey Drive £199,500 (Dec 2019) → £205,000 (Jul 2020) +3%
over under a year
68, Dorsey Drive £220,000 (Aug 2019) → £217,500 (Dec 2019) -1%
over under a year
80, Dorsey Drive £210,000 (Feb 2016) → £226,500 (Oct 2018) +8%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Dorsey Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cherry Trees Nursery School 147 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.2 mi
Shackleton Primary School 487 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Peter Pan Nursery School 118 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Cauldwell School 415 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St John's School 178 pupils Academy special converter 2–19 Good Report 0.6 mi
Camestone School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
King's Oak Primary School 826 pupils Primary 1–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Bedford Free School 536 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding 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 St Johns station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Bedford station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Brackley Road (opp, Elstow Road) 2 min walk
  • Brackley Road (adj, Elstow Road) 2 min walk
  • Morrisons (opp, Ampthill Road) 3 min walk
  • Morrison's (adj, Ampthill Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 0.5 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 1.0 mi
  • King Street Surgery
    273 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford · 1.2 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar PFS Spar - Elstow Road · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Cauldwell Bedford · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Cauldwell Bedford · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Southgate Express Petrol · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Janssen's Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Lotus Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco In-store Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • London Road Health Centre · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
  • Midland Road Dental Surgery · 0.9 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 4 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned60.0%62.5%
Private rented33.3%20.3%
Social rented6.8%17.1%
Households577

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.6%64.1%
Aged 65+12.3%18.6%
Residents1,632

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 Dorsey Drive

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White54.1%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh29.2%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8%5.3%
Other ethnic group4.9%1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%4.6%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian51.3%47.6%
No religion17.4%34.1%
Muslim8.6%7.1%
Not answered6.5%5.8%
Sikh6.1%2.2%
Hindu5.7%1.6%
Other religion4.1%1.1%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK58.5%78.6%
Born outside the UK41.5%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above27.9%34.7%
No qualifications23.9%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications13.4%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications12.9%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%10.4%
Apprenticeship5.7%5.6%
Other qualifications3.9%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health45.8%48.8%
Good health37.7%35%
Fair health12.2%11.8%
Bad health3.6%3.4%
Very bad health0.7%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household42.6%40.2%
No cars or vans in household25.1%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household22.9%30.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%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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