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Garfield Street, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Garfield Street, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/garfield-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK41 7RZ, MK41 7RY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£270,500
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£223,227
35 sales
Price range
£80k – £335k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Aug 2026
MK41 7RY

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At a glance

House prices£271k average30% below the Bedford average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 min walkBedford station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold98% freeholdAcross 41 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

35 property sales on Garfield Street, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £270,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £221,641. Average sale prices rose from £156,667 in 2016 to £282,500 in 2026 (+80%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 30% 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 80% terraced, 17% semi-detached, 3% flat. Recorded sale prices on Garfield Street range from £80,000 to £335,000. 98% of homes sold here were freehold and 2% leasehold. Of 349 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, Garfield Street ranks 288th for average price.

House prices on Garfield Street compared

Garfield Street£270,500
MK41 postcode area£369,012
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all MK41 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £156,667 (3 sales)2016£157k2017: £209,188 (8 sales)2017£209k2018: £224,064 (7 sales)2018£224k2019: £234,750 (2 sales)2019£235k2020: £191,833 (3 sales)2020£192k2021: £231,167 (3 sales)2021£231k2022: £327,500 (2 sales)2022£328k2023: £247,500 (2 sales)2023£248k2024: £250,000 (1 sales)2024£250k2025: £198,750 (2 sales)2025£199k2026: £282,500 (2 sales)2026£283k

Tenure: 98% freehold and 2% leasehold across 41 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced28£221,6419 Feb 2026
Semi-detached6£254,50014 Aug 2026
Flat1£80,00023 Mar 2016

Sold prices on Garfield Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
83, Garfield Street MK41 7RY 14 Aug 2026£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 9 Feb 2026£250,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 26 Nov 2025£246,500 TerracedFreehold
46, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 13 Oct 2025£151,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 28 Jul 2025£200,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 23 May 2024£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 5 Apr 2024£285,000 TerracedFreehold
64, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 5 Apr 2024£297,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
82, Garfield Street MK41 7RY 31 Jan 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 11 Aug 2023£325,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 17 Jul 2023£170,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 9 Nov 2022£335,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Garfield Street MK41 7RY 25 Feb 2022£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 30 Jul 2021£202,500 TerracedFreehold
83, Garfield Street MK41 7RY 21 Jun 2021£266,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 23 Apr 2021£225,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 18 Nov 2020£230,500 TerracedFreehold
40, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 12 Aug 2020£223,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 31 Mar 2020£187,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 27 Feb 2020£165,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 28 Nov 2019£207,500 TerracedFreehold
27, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 1 Mar 2019£262,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 10 Dec 2018£215,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 2 Nov 2018£208,500 TerracedFreehold
78, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 4 Jul 2018£257,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 16 Mar 2018£276,950 TerracedFreehold
35, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 9 Mar 2018£201,000 TerracedFreehold
75, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 13 Feb 2018£205,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 23 Jan 2018£205,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 18 Dec 2017£199,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 27 Oct 2017£245,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 21 Sep 2017£189,000 TerracedFreehold
81, Garfield Street MK41 7RY 31 Aug 2017£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 25 Aug 2017£188,500 TerracedFreehold
65, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 14 Jul 2017£240,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 12 May 2017£193,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 5 May 2017£194,000 TerracedFreehold
76, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 1 Dec 2016£238,600 TerracedFreehold
45, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 25 Nov 2016£225,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 7 Jul 2016£165,000 TerracedFreehold
59A, Garfield Street MK41 7RZ 23 Mar 2016£80,000 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
83, Garfield Street £266,000 (Jun 2021) → £315,000 (Aug 2026) +18%
over 5 yrs
28, Garfield Street £193,000 (May 2017) → £250,000 (Feb 2026) +30%
over 9 yrs
36, Garfield Street £208,500 (Nov 2018) → £246,500 (Nov 2025) +18%
over 7 yrs
33, Garfield Street £188,500 (Aug 2017) → £202,500 (Jul 2021) +7%
over 4 yrs
22, Garfield Street £189,000 (Sep 2017) → £187,000 (Mar 2020) → £230,500 (Nov 2020) +22%
over 3 yrs
78, Garfield Street £245,000 (Oct 2017) → £257,000 (Jul 2018) +5%
over under a year

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Schools near Garfield Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Livingstone Primary School 457 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Edith Cavell Primary School 292 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Polam School 99 pupils Other independent school 1–9 Report 0.4 mi
Bedford Modern School 1,219 pupils Other independent school 7–18 Report 0.4 mi
Bedford School 994 pupils Other independent school Church of England 7–19 Report 0.5 mi
Priory Primary School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 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 0.7 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 station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Euro Stores (opp, Stanley Street) 1 min walk
  • Queen Street (opp, Roff Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Queen Street (adj, Roff Avenue) 3 min walk
  • Stanley Street (adj, Foster Hill Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Linden Road Surgery
    13 Linden Road, Bedford · 0.3 mi
  • The De Parys Group
    Enhanced Services Centre, Bedford Health Village, Bedford · 0.6 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 0.7 mi
  • Goldington Avenue Surgery
    85 Goldington Avenue, Bedford · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Bedford Tavistock Street Local · 0.2 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Greenhill Street Bedford · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bedford Greenhill Street · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Central Bedford Bedford · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Broadway Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Kay's Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Bedford Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Time For Teeth Hmp Bedford · 0.4 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 7 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.7%62.5%
Private rented17.1%20.3%
Social rented2.2%17.1%
Households491

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.2%64.1%
Aged 65+21.7%18.6%
Residents1,186

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 Garfield Street

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White79.5%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10%12.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%4.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%5.3%
Other ethnic group1.3%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian48.9%47.6%
No religion36.8%34.1%
Not answered6.9%5.8%
Sikh3.5%2.2%
Muslim2.4%7.1%
Hindu1.3%1.6%
Other religion0.2%1.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK79.3%78.6%
Born outside the UK20.7%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above38.6%34.7%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications13.9%13.5%
No qualifications13.3%16.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%10.4%
Apprenticeship4.8%5.6%
Other qualifications3.3%2.9%

General health

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

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household45.8%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household30.2%30.5%
No cars or vans in household15.2%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%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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