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Heather Lane, Stewartby, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Heather Lane, Stewartby, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/heather-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK43 9GL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£454,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£296,181
23 sales
Price range
£229k – £458k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Apr 2026
MK43 9GL

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At a glance

House prices£455k average18% above the Bedford average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 min walkStewartby station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 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

23 property sales on Heather Lane, Stewartby, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £454,750. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £273,070. That is 18% above the Bedford average of £384,461 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% semi-detached, 26% terraced, 22% detached. Recorded sale prices on Heather Lane range from £228,995 to £457,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 349 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, Heather Lane ranks 79th for average price.

House prices on Heather Lane compared

Heather Lane£454,750
MK43 postcode area£422,771
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all MK43 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £270,205 (13 sales)2017£270k2019: £256,250 (2 sales)2019£256k2021: £282,500 (1 sales)2021£283k2023: £312,667 (3 sales)2023£313k2025: £369,667 (3 sales)2025£370k2026: £457,500 (1 sales)2026£458k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached12£273,0703 Oct 2025
Terraced6£263,83018 Dec 2023
Detached5£390,47030 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Heather Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 30 Apr 2026£457,500 DetachedFreehold
7, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 19 Dec 2025£452,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 3 Oct 2025£318,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 3 Sep 2025£339,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 18 Dec 2023£310,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 7 Dec 2023£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 7 Jul 2023£288,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 14 Oct 2021£282,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 31 Jul 2019£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 5 Apr 2019£252,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 25 Aug 2017£347,950 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 23 Jun 2017£259,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
3, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 31 May 2017£242,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 31 May 2017£259,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
5, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 31 May 2017£242,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
7, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 31 May 2017£347,950 Detached New buildFreehold
11, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 26 May 2017£260,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
9, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 26 May 2017£260,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
2, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 28 Apr 2017£346,950 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 24 Apr 2017£235,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
8, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 21 Apr 2017£228,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
12, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 31 Mar 2017£235,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
14, Heather Lane MK43 9GL 31 Mar 2017£240,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold

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, Heather Lane £346,950 (Apr 2017) → £457,500 (Apr 2026) +32%
over 9 yrs
7, Heather Lane £347,950 (May 2017) → £452,000 (Dec 2025) +30%
over 9 yrs
14, Heather Lane £240,950 (Mar 2017) → £318,000 (Oct 2025) +32%
over 9 yrs
5, Heather Lane £242,995 (May 2017) → £282,500 (Oct 2021) → £339,000 (Sep 2025) +40%
over 8 yrs
10, Heather Lane £259,995 (Jun 2017) → £310,000 (Dec 2023) +19%
over 6 yrs
11, Heather Lane £260,950 (May 2017) → £260,000 (Jul 2019) → £340,000 (Dec 2023) +30%
over 7 yrs
8, Heather Lane £228,995 (Apr 2017) → £288,000 (Jul 2023) +26%
over 6 yrs
12, Heather Lane £235,995 (Mar 2017) → £252,500 (Apr 2019) +7%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Heather Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Marston Vale Middle School 563 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 0.5 mi
Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College 749 pupils 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.7 mi
Willow Grove Primary School 104 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.6 mi
Houghton Conquest Primary School 139 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.7 mi
Wootton Primary School 731 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.7 mi
Wootton Academy 822 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 1.9 mi
Marston Moreteyne VC School 624 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 2.0 mi
Wixams Tree Primary Academy 559 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 2.0 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

  • Stewartby station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Millbrook (Beds) station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Kiln Drive (E-bound, Kiln Drive) 1 min walk
  • Brickworks (opp, Broadmead Road) 7 min walk
  • Stewartby Stores (o/s, Stewartby Way) 8 min walk
  • Stewartby Stores (opp, Stewartby Way) 8 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Vale Medical Practice
    Wootton Vale Hlth Liv Ctr, Fields Road, Wootton, Bedford · 1.5 mi
  • Marston Forest Healthcare
    59 Bedford Road, Marston Moretaine, Bedford · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Stewartby · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Wootton Folkes Road Local · 1.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Marston Moretaine · 1.7 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Wootton Cause End Express · 1.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Wootton Pharmacy · 1.3 mi
  • Mclaren Pharmacy · 1.8 mi

Dentists

  • Marston Dental Practice · 1.6 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 5 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services1 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.0%62.5%
Private rented7.9%20.3%
Social rented15.1%17.1%
Households1,043

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1526.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.6%64.1%
Aged 65+8.2%18.6%
Residents2,780

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 Heather Lane

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White85.4%75.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%4.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.1%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.6%5.3%
Other ethnic group0.6%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
No religion52.6%34.1%
Christian37.9%47.6%
Not answered4.9%5.8%
Muslim2%7.1%
Sikh0.8%2.2%
Hindu0.7%1.6%
Other religion0.7%1.1%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK90.5%78.6%
Born outside the UK9.5%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above31.4%34.7%
Level 3 qualifications20.8%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.9%13.5%
No qualifications14.2%16.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%10.4%
Apprenticeship5.6%5.6%
Other qualifications2%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health54.9%48.8%
Good health32.4%35%
Fair health9.1%11.8%
Bad health2.5%3.4%
Very bad health1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
2 cars or vans in household45.5%30.5%
1 car or van in household33.1%40.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%11%
No cars or vans in household8.7%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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