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Goldington Avenue, Bedford

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK40 3BY, MK40 3BZ, MK40 3DB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£135,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£246,122
77 sales
Price range
£60k – £725k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Nov 2025
MK40 3BY

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At a glance

House prices£246k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station19 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold74% leaseholdAcross 88 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

77 property sales on Goldington Avenue, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £135,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £143,737. Average sale prices rose from £219,231 in 2016 to £237,500 in 2025 (+8%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 15 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 14 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 74% flat, 22% semi-detached, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on Goldington Avenue range from £60,000 to £725,000. 26% of homes sold here were freehold and 74% leasehold.

House prices on Goldington Avenue compared

MK40 postcode area£378,253
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Goldington Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all MK40 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £219,231 (13 sales)2016£219k2017: £208,833 (12 sales)2017£209k2018: £444,200 (5 sales)2018£444k2019: £339,600 (5 sales)2019£340k2020: £215,000 (7 sales)2020£215k2021: £273,708 (12 sales)2021£274k2022: £227,000 (8 sales)2022£227k2023: £145,833 (6 sales)2023£146k2024: £252,100 (4 sales)2024£252k2025: £237,500 (5 sales)2025£238k

Tenure: 26% freehold and 74% leasehold across 88 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat57£143,73724 Nov 2025
Semi-detached17£532,64729 Jan 2025
Detached2£577,50024 Jun 2021
Terraced1£548,40028 Mar 2024

Sold prices on Goldington Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 2, 39 - 41, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 24 Nov 2025£135,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 40, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 21 Nov 2025£140,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 81A, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 26 Sep 2025£180,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 81, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 20 Jun 2025£218,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 71, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DA 7 Feb 2025£240,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BZ 29 Jan 2025£432,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat C, 34, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 24 Jan 2025£162,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 73, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DA 14 Nov 2024£250,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, 57, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BZ 12 Apr 2024£115,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 28 Mar 2024£548,400 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, 39 - 41, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 21 Mar 2024£95,000 FlatLeasehold
81A, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 8 Sep 2023£40,000 OtherFreehold
71, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DA 7 Sep 2023£3,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 6, 39 - 41, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 5 Apr 2023£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, 39 - 41, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 3 Apr 2023£160,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, 57, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BZ 30 Mar 2023£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 36, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 31 Jan 2023£250,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, 54, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BZ 23 Jan 2023£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 57, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BZ 20 Jan 2023£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 57, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BZ 2 Dec 2022£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 81, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 11 Nov 2022£235,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 81A, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 2 Sep 2022£182,000 FlatLeasehold
36A, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 1 Sep 2022£168,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 81, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 20 Jun 2022£226,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 54, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BZ 24 May 2022£150,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 57, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BZ 13 May 2022£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 81A, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 25 Mar 2022£110,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
38, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 18 Mar 2022£620,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
85, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 23 Nov 2021£467,500 OtherFreehold
30, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 27 Oct 2021£725,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 3, 40, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 25 Aug 2021£135,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 42, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 29 Jun 2021£190,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 24 Jun 2021£530,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 5, 81A, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 18 Jun 2021£140,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 2, 40, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 11 Jun 2021£140,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 81, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 28 May 2021£162,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
16, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 30 Apr 2021£605,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 2, 81A, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 17 Mar 2021£156,500 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 3, 81, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 11 Mar 2021£172,500 Flat New buildLeasehold
37B, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 26 Feb 2021£190,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 81, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 26 Feb 2021£170,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 6, 81A, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 5 Feb 2021£155,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 1, 81A, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 28 Jan 2021£160,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 3, 81A, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 22 Dec 2020£170,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 3, 76, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DA 18 Dec 2020£145,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 54, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BZ 20 Nov 2020£127,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 81, Goldington Avenue MK40 3DB 12 Oct 2020£170,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
12, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BY 16 Jul 2020£633,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 1, 54, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BZ 28 Feb 2020£135,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 54, Goldington Avenue MK40 3BZ 4 Feb 2020£125,000 FlatLeasehold
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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
Flat 2, 39 - 41, Goldington Avenue £116,000 (May 2016) → £95,000 (Mar 2024) → £135,000 (Nov 2025) +16%
over 10 yrs
Flat 3, 40, Goldington Avenue £128,000 (Aug 2016) → £135,000 (Aug 2021) → £140,000 (Nov 2025) +9%
over 9 yrs
Flat 3, 81A, Goldington Avenue £170,000 (Dec 2020) → £182,000 (Sep 2022) → £180,000 (Sep 2025) +6%
over 5 yrs
Flat 1, 81, Goldington Avenue £170,000 (Feb 2021) → £235,000 (Nov 2022) → £218,000 (Jun 2025) +28%
over 4 yrs
Flat 5, 57, Goldington Avenue £79,000 (Jan 2016) → £115,000 (Apr 2024) +46%
over 8 yrs
Flat 6, 39 - 41, Goldington Avenue £60,000 (Apr 2016) → £110,000 (Apr 2017) → £130,000 (Apr 2023) +117%
over 7 yrs
Flat 6, 57, Goldington Avenue £95,000 (Feb 2019) → £115,000 (Mar 2023) +21%
over 4 yrs
Flat 2, 57, Goldington Avenue £93,000 (Apr 2017) → £120,000 (May 2022) → £110,000 (Jan 2023) +18%
over 6 yrs
Flat 2, 81, Goldington Avenue £170,000 (Oct 2020) → £226,000 (Jun 2022) +33%
over 2 yrs
Flat 4, 54, Goldington Avenue £127,500 (Aug 2016) → £127,000 (Nov 2020) → £150,000 (May 2022) +18%
over 6 yrs
Flat 2, 40, Goldington Avenue £135,000 (Nov 2016) → £140,000 (Jun 2021) +4%
over 5 yrs
16, Goldington Avenue £562,500 (Dec 2018) → £605,000 (Apr 2021) +8%
over 2 yrs
Flat 2, 54, Goldington Avenue £120,000 (Nov 2017) → £125,000 (Feb 2020) +4%
over 2 yrs
63, Goldington Avenue £495,000 (May 2016) → £485,000 (Nov 2017) -2%
over 1 yr
Flat 2, 76, Goldington Avenue £118,000 (Mar 2016) → £135,000 (Jul 2017) +14%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Goldington Avenue

Crime

783 crimes were reported within about a mile of Goldington Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Shoplifting218
Violence & sexual offences205
Anti-social behaviour111
Public order67
Other theft38
Criminal damage & arson29

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Goldington Avenue is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Ivel in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire Flood alert area
  • Area close to the River Great Ouse at Bedford Flood warning area
  • Wider area at risk from the River Great Ouse at Bedford Flood warning area
  • Low lying areas close to the River Great Ouse at Bedford Flood warning area
  • River Great Ouse from Sharnbrook to Roxton Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Goldington Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Castle Newnham School 624 pupils All-through 4–16 Report 0.2 mi
Bedford School 994 pupils Other independent school Church of England 7–19 Report 0.3 mi
St John Rigby Catholic Primary School 268 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Goldington Academy 958 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Bedford Girls' School 843 pupils Other independent school 7–18 Report 0.6 mi
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School 297 pupils Other independent school 0–7 Report 0.7 mi
Bedford Free School 536 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Hazeldene School 443 pupils Primary 3–11 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 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Bedford station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Goldington Avenue (adj, Goldington Road) 2 min walk
  • Goldington Avenue (opp, Goldington Road) 2 min walk
  • Fox and Hounds (opp, Goldington Road) 4 min walk
  • Bedford Bowls Club (o/s) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The De Parys Group
    Enhanced Services Centre, Bedford Health Village, Bedford · 0.2 mi
  • Goldington Avenue Surgery
    85 Goldington Avenue, Bedford · 0.2 mi
  • Putnoe Medical Centre Partnership
    93 Queens Drive, Bedford · 0.9 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Budgens Budgens Bedford · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Central Bedford Bedford · 0.5 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Newnham Av Bedford BP · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Bedford Harpur Express · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kidmans Surgical Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Goldharts Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Broadway Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Access Centre · 0.2 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit North · 0.2 mi
  • Bedford Braces Ltd · 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 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned53.8%62.5%
Private rented41.1%20.3%
Social rented5.1%17.1%
Households626

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6470.7%64.1%
Aged 65+11.6%18.6%
Residents1,376

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 Goldington Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White83.2%75.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%4.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.6%5.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.4%12.6%
Other ethnic group2.3%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian47.1%47.6%
No religion41%34.1%
Not answered5.3%5.8%
Muslim3.5%7.1%
Sikh1.2%2.2%
Hindu0.7%1.6%
Jewish0.5%–
Other religion0.5%1.1%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK76.4%78.6%
Born outside the UK23.6%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above47.3%34.7%
Level 3 qualifications17.5%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications12%13.5%
No qualifications10.6%16.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%10.4%
Apprenticeship3.7%5.6%
Other qualifications2.5%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health55.7%48.8%
Good health33.1%35%
Fair health9.4%11.8%
Bad health1.5%3.4%
Very bad health0.2%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household48.1%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household23.8%30.5%
No cars or vans in household20.6%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%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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Estate agents near Goldington Avenue

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