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Great Portway, Great Denham, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Great Portway, Great Denham, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/great-portway/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK40 4GB, MK40 4GA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£266,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£371,365
24 sales
Price range
£185k – £600k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Jan 2026
MK40 4GA

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At a glance

House prices£371k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station32 min walkBedford station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 27 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

24 property sales on Great Portway, Great Denham, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £266,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £442,933. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 63% detached, 38% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Great Portway range from £185,000 to £600,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Great Portway compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Great Portway 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: £371,667 (6 sales)2016£372k2017: £346,250 (4 sales)2017£346k2018: £495,000 (2 sales)2018£495k2020: £373,950 (5 sales)2020£374k2021: £373,400 (5 sales)2021£373k2024: £305,000 (1 sales)2024£305k2026: £266,000 (1 sales)2026£266k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached15£442,93326 Oct 2021
Terraced9£252,0839 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Great Portway

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
41, Great Portway MK40 4GA 9 Jan 2026£266,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Great Portway MK40 4GB 6 Dec 2024£305,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Great Portway MK40 4GB 9 May 2024£510,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Great Portway MK40 4GB 16 Dec 2021£275,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Great Portway MK40 4GB 26 Oct 2021£520,000 DetachedFreehold
60, Great Portway MK40 4GB 25 Aug 2021£245,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Great Portway MK40 4GA 30 Jul 2021£235,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Great Portway MK40 4GA 25 Jun 2021£570,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Great Portway MK40 4GA 26 Jan 2021£267,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Great Portway MK40 4GB 18 Dec 2020£416,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Great Portway MK40 4GB 16 Oct 2020£405,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Great Portway MK40 4GB 26 Jun 2020£545,000 DetachedFreehold
62, Great Portway MK40 4GB 12 Jun 2020£237,750 TerracedFreehold
52, Great Portway MK40 4GB 13 Mar 2020£266,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Great Portway MK40 4GA 25 Sep 2018£260,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Great Portway MK40 4GB 2 Aug 2018£390,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Great Portway MK40 4GA 26 Jul 2018£600,000 DetachedFreehold
62, Great Portway MK40 4GB 30 Nov 2017£232,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Great Portway MK40 4GB 10 Mar 2017£463,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Great Portway MK40 4GB 9 Feb 2017£475,000 DetachedFreehold
64, Great Portway MK40 4GB 27 Jan 2017£215,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Great Portway MK40 4GB 1 Jul 2016£250,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Great Portway MK40 4GB 6 Jun 2016£400,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Great Portway MK40 4GA 29 Apr 2016£500,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Great Portway MK40 4GA 24 Mar 2016£415,000 DetachedFreehold
60, Great Portway MK40 4GB 22 Mar 2016£185,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Great Portway MK40 4GB 8 Jan 2016£480,000 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
41, Great Portway £235,000 (Jul 2021) → £266,000 (Jan 2026) +13%
over 4 yrs
60, Great Portway £185,000 (Mar 2016) → £245,000 (Aug 2021) +32%
over 5 yrs
36, Great Portway £250,000 (Jul 2016) → £405,000 (Oct 2020) +62%
over 4 yrs
62, Great Portway £232,000 (Nov 2017) → £237,750 (Jun 2020) +2%
over 3 yrs
3, Great Portway £500,000 (Apr 2016) → £600,000 (Jul 2018) +20%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Great Portway

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Great Denham Primary School 677 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.1 mi
Rivertree Free School 126 pupils Free schools special 2–19 Report 0.8 mi
St James' CofE Academy 194 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.8 mi
Greys Education Centre 57 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 5–16 Good Report 0.9 mi
Bedford Road Primary Academy 365 pupils Primary 5–11 Requires improvement Report 1.0 mi
Kempston Rural Primary School 439 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Grange Academy 161 pupils Academy special converter 5–18 Good Report 1.0 mi
Biddenham International School and Sports College 1,422 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 1.1 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 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Village Green (adj) 2 min walk
  • Village Green (opp) 2 min walk
  • Carnoustie Drive (opp, Kingswood Way) 3 min walk
  • Archer Street (opp, Anglia Way) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 1.0 mi
  • King Street Surgery
    273 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford · 1.0 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 1.7 mi
  • Linden Road Surgery
    13 Linden Road, Bedford · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Bedford Great Denham Local · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Kempston · 1.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Kempston · 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Kempston Bedford Rd Express · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Village Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Speedwell Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Britannia Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Queens Park Health Centre · 1.0 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit (north) · 1.0 mi
  • Munro Hall Clinic · 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 8 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
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.8%62.5%
Private rented10.8%20.3%
Social rented8.4%17.1%
Households609

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.7%64.1%
Aged 65+4.4%18.6%
Residents1,520

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 Great Portway

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White71.6%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.2%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.5%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%4.6%
Other ethnic group2.2%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian41.4%47.6%
No religion38.9%34.1%
Not answered7%5.8%
Muslim6.3%7.1%
Sikh3%2.2%
Hindu2.8%1.6%
Jewish0.3%–
Other religion0.2%1.1%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK80.4%78.6%
Born outside the UK19.6%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above49.5%34.7%
Level 3 qualifications17.2%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%10.4%
No qualifications6.5%16.8%
Apprenticeship3.9%5.6%
Other qualifications1.5%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health58.3%48.8%
Good health32.8%35%
Fair health6.8%11.8%
Bad health2%3.4%
Very bad health0.1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
2 cars or vans in household46.3%30.5%
1 car or van in household41.7%40.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%11%
No cars or vans in household4.9%18.2%

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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