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Heron Quay, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Heron Quay, Bedford · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/heron-quay/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK40 1TH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£158,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£172,621
28 sales
Price range
£107k – £250k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 May 2026
MK40 1TH

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At a glance

House prices£173k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station7 min walkBedford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 35 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 Heron Quay, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £158,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £172,621. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Heron Quay range from £107,000 to £250,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Heron Quay compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Heron Quay 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: £161,874 (4 sales)2016£162k2017: £133,475 (2 sales)2017£133k2018: £169,613 (4 sales)2018£170k2019: £154,000 (1 sales)2019£154k2020: £150,000 (1 sales)2020£150k2021: £177,500 (2 sales)2021£178k2022: £190,200 (5 sales)2022£190k2023: £196,000 (4 sales)2023£196k2024: £166,750 (2 sales)2024£167k2025: £177,500 (2 sales)2025£178k2026: £158,000 (1 sales)2026£158k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 35 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat28£172,6211 May 2026

Sold prices on Heron Quay

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 10 Jul 2026£147,500 FlatLeasehold
52, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 1 May 2026£158,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 24 Apr 2026£165,000 FlatLeasehold
35, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 9 Sep 2025£190,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 20 Jun 2025£165,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 2 May 2024£164,500 FlatLeasehold
28, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 30 Apr 2024£169,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 31 Oct 2023£153,000 FlatLeasehold
38, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 25 Aug 2023£190,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 3 Mar 2023£159,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 3 Feb 2023£250,000 FlatLeasehold
48, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 6 Jan 2023£185,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 21 Oct 2022£180,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 1 Jul 2022£176,000 FlatLeasehold
35, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 10 Jun 2022£190,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 27 May 2022£180,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 13 May 2022£225,000 FlatLeasehold
37, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 23 Jun 2021£205,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 14 Apr 2021£150,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 6 Feb 2020£150,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 13 Dec 2019£153,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 13 Dec 2019£154,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 5 Jul 2019£163,500 FlatLeasehold
15, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 18 Jul 2018£164,950 FlatLeasehold
18, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 13 Apr 2018£178,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 16 Feb 2018£173,500 FlatLeasehold
19, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 8 Feb 2018£162,000 FlatLeasehold
47, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 19 Dec 2017£180,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 19 May 2017£107,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 10 Feb 2017£170,000 FlatLeasehold
52, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 18 Jan 2017£159,950 FlatLeasehold
32, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 25 Oct 2016£172,500 FlatLeasehold
4, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 17 Jun 2016£150,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 1 Apr 2016£149,995 FlatLeasehold
41, Heron Quay MK40 1TH 29 Mar 2016£175,000 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
52, Heron Quay £159,950 (Jan 2017) → £158,000 (May 2026) -1%
over 9 yrs
51, Heron Quay £159,000 (Mar 2023) → £165,000 (Apr 2026) +4%
over 3 yrs
35, Heron Quay £190,000 (Jun 2022) → £190,000 (Sep 2025) +0%
over 3 yrs
21, Heron Quay £150,000 (Feb 2020) → £165,000 (Jun 2025) +10%
over 5 yrs
4, Heron Quay £150,000 (Jun 2016) → £153,000 (Oct 2023) +2%
over 7 yrs
15, Heron Quay £164,950 (Jul 2018) → £180,000 (May 2022) +9%
over 4 yrs
18, Heron Quay £178,000 (Apr 2018) → £225,000 (May 2022) +26%
over 4 yrs
27, Heron Quay £149,995 (Apr 2016) → £170,000 (Feb 2017) +13%
over under a year

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Schools near Heron Quay

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bedford Free School 536 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Priory Primary School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Bedford Girls' School 843 pupils Other independent school 7–18 Report 0.5 mi
Cauldwell School 415 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Peter Pan Nursery School 118 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.5 mi
Polam School 99 pupils Other independent school 1–9 Report 0.5 mi
Bedford School 994 pupils Other independent school Church of England 7–19 Report 0.6 mi
Livingstone Primary School 457 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.6 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 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • River Street (Stop R1) 2 min walk
  • Alexandra Road (opp, Midland Road) 3 min walk
  • Alexandra Road (adj, Midland Road) 3 min walk
  • Pilgrims House (o/s, Horne Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 0.3 mi
  • Linden Road Surgery
    13 Linden Road, Bedford · 0.7 mi
  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 0.7 mi
  • The De Parys Group
    Enhanced Services Centre, Bedford Health Village, Bedford · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Bedford Harpur Express · 0.2 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Fenlake Bedford · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bedford Greenhill Street · 0.3 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Greenhill Street Bedford · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Bedford Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Midland Road Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Bedford Dental Centre · 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 1 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned27.9%62.5%
Private rented56.9%20.3%
Social rented15.2%17.1%
Households995

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6478.1%64.1%
Aged 65+5.9%18.6%
Residents2,306

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 Heron Quay

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White50.9%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh31.6%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.9%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.9%4.6%
Other ethnic group3.8%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian44.4%47.6%
Muslim24.7%7.1%
No religion20.2%34.1%
Not answered5.3%5.8%
Hindu2.6%1.6%
Other religion1.2%1.1%
Buddhist0.7%0.3%
Sikh0.7%2.2%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK45.9%78.6%
Born outside the UK54.1%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above32.3%34.7%
No qualifications23.9%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications12.8%16.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%10.4%
Level 2 qualifications10.8%13.5%
Apprenticeship5%5.6%
Other qualifications4.2%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health50.1%48.8%
Good health33.8%35%
Fair health11.5%11.8%
Bad health3.4%3.4%
Very bad health1.1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
No cars or vans in household48.6%18.2%
1 car or van in household39.8%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household8.8%30.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.8%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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