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High Street, Oakley, Bedford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for MK43 7RG, MK43 7RH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£900,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£529,466
29 sales
Price range
£200k – £990k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 May 2026
MK43 7RG

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At a glance

House prices£529k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 5 min walkBedford station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 30 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

29 property sales on High Street, Oakley, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £900,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £659,684. 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 66% detached, 21% semi-detached, 14% terraced. Recorded sale prices on High Street range from £200,000 to £990,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on High Street compared

MK43 postcode area£422,771
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. High Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all MK43 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £200,000 (1 sales)2016£200k2017: £522,100 (5 sales)2017£522k2018: £328,333 (3 sales)2018£328k2019: £595,000 (2 sales)2019£595k2020: £435,333 (3 sales)2020£435k2021: £572,500 (4 sales)2021£573k2022: £480,000 (1 sales)2022£480k2023: £700,000 (2 sales)2023£700k2024: £639,600 (5 sales)2024£640k2025: £397,500 (2 sales)2025£398k2026: £900,000 (1 sales)2026£900k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached19£659,68428 May 2026
Semi-detached6£301,66719 Dec 2024
Terraced4£252,62517 Oct 2025

Sold prices on High Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12, High Street MK43 7RG 28 May 2026£900,000 DetachedFreehold
50, High Street MK43 7RH 17 Oct 2025£305,000 TerracedFreehold
9, High Street MK43 7RG 31 Jan 2025£490,000 DetachedFreehold
27, High Street MK43 7RG 19 Dec 2024£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, High Street MK43 7RG 25 Oct 2024£900,000 DetachedFreehold
49, High Street MK43 7RH 15 Jul 2024£903,000 DetachedFreehold
27, High Street MK43 7RG 23 Feb 2024£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55B, High Street MK43 7RH 5 Jan 2024£745,000 DetachedFreehold
12, High Street MK43 7RG 11 May 2023£895,000 DetachedFreehold
41, High Street MK43 7RH 12 Apr 2023£505,000 DetachedFreehold
82, High Street MK43 7RH 20 Oct 2022£480,000 DetachedFreehold
39, High Street MK43 7RH 22 Apr 2022£485,000 OtherFreehold
45, High Street MK43 7RH 11 Aug 2021£990,000 DetachedFreehold
25, High Street MK43 7RG 29 Jun 2021£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, High Street MK43 7RH 22 Mar 2021£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, High Street MK43 7RG 27 Jan 2021£710,000 DetachedFreehold
29, High Street MK43 7RG 20 Nov 2020£421,000 DetachedFreehold
6, High Street MK43 7RG 9 Nov 2020£635,000 DetachedFreehold
13, High Street MK43 7RG 23 Oct 2020£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, High Street MK43 7RG 21 Nov 2019£560,000 DetachedFreehold
8, High Street MK43 7RG 23 Sep 2019£630,000 DetachedFreehold
50, High Street MK43 7RH 20 Dec 2018£218,000 TerracedFreehold
3, High Street MK43 7RG 31 Jul 2018£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
92, High Street MK43 7RH 31 May 2018£447,000 DetachedFreehold
22, High Street MK43 7RG 31 Aug 2017£511,000 DetachedFreehold
38, High Street MK43 7RG 25 Aug 2017£765,000 DetachedFreehold
The Haven, 21, High Street MK43 7RG 24 Aug 2017£482,000 DetachedFreehold
6, High Street MK43 7RG 18 Aug 2017£565,000 DetachedFreehold
62, High Street MK43 7RH 21 Apr 2017£287,500 TerracedFreehold
58, High Street MK43 7RH 5 Feb 2016£200,000 TerracedFreehold

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
12, High Street £895,000 (May 2023) → £900,000 (May 2026) +1%
over 3 yrs
50, High Street £218,000 (Dec 2018) → £305,000 (Oct 2025) +40%
over 7 yrs
27, High Street £320,000 (Feb 2024) → £330,000 (Dec 2024) +3%
over under a year
6, High Street £565,000 (Aug 2017) → £635,000 (Nov 2020) +12%
over 3 yrs
22, High Street £511,000 (Aug 2017) → £560,000 (Nov 2019) +10%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near High Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lincroft Academy 923 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Oakley Primary Academy 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Milton Ernest CofE Primary School 67 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.5 mi
Bromham CofE Primary School 496 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.7 mi
Ursula Taylor Church of England School 350 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.8 mi
Bedford Greenacre Independent School 775 pupils Other independent school 0–18 Report 2.4 mi
Bedford Modern School 1,219 pupils Other independent school 7–18 Report 2.6 mi
Edith Cavell Primary School 292 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 2.7 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 3.2 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Queens Close (opp, High Street) 2 min walk
  • Queens Close (adj, High Street) 2 min walk
  • The Memorial (opp, High Street) 2 min walk
  • The Memorial (adj, High Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Priory Medical Centre
    48 The Glebe, Clapham, Bedford · 0.9 mi
  • Linden Road Surgery
    13 Linden Road, Bedford · 2.9 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 3.1 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 3.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Budgens Budgens Clapham · 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Clapham High St Express · 1.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op FR Bromham · 2.1 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Bedford · 2.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Bromham Pharmacy · 1.5 mi
  • Herbert And Herbert · 1.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Care Centre · 1.6 mi
  • Time For Teeth Irc Yarl's Wood · 2.2 mi
  • Bedford Heights · 2.7 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 9 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.3%62.5%
Private rented10.8%20.3%
Social rented5.8%17.1%
Households977

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.9%64.1%
Aged 65+22.5%18.6%
Residents2,510

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 High Street

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White92.2%75.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%4.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%5.3%
Other ethnic group0.6%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian52.7%47.6%
No religion39.1%34.1%
Not answered5.4%5.8%
Hindu0.7%1.6%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Muslim0.4%7.1%
Sikh0.4%2.2%
Jewish0.3%–

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK91.8%78.6%
Born outside the UK8.2%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above40.6%34.7%
Level 3 qualifications17.3%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%13.5%
No qualifications10.1%16.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%10.4%
Apprenticeship5.8%5.6%
Other qualifications2.2%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health54.8%48.8%
Good health34%35%
Fair health8.6%11.8%
Bad health2%3.4%
Very bad health0.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
2 cars or vans in household38.7%30.5%
1 car or van in household37.1%40.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household17.3%11%
No cars or vans in household7%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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