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Lilac Walk, Kempston, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lilac Walk, Kempston, Bedford · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/lilac-walk/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 7PF, MK42 7PH, MK42 7PE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£290,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£238,880
25 sales
Price range
£140k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Feb 2026
MK42 7PF

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At a glance

House prices£239k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station25 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 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

25 property sales on Lilac Walk, Kempston, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £290,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £242,059. 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 68% semi-detached, 32% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Lilac Walk range from £140,000 to £290,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Lilac Walk compared

MK42 postcode area£320,390
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Lilac Walk has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all MK42 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £201,667 (3 sales)2016£202k2017: £224,667 (3 sales)2017£225k2018: £226,500 (4 sales)2018£227k2021: £243,000 (4 sales)2021£243k2022: £204,000 (2 sales)2022£204k2024: £256,750 (4 sales)2024£257k2025: £272,500 (4 sales)2025£273k2026: £290,000 (1 sales)2026£290k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£242,0595 Feb 2026
Terraced8£232,12514 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Lilac Walk

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
19, Lilac Walk MK42 7PF 5 Feb 2026£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Lilac Walk MK42 7PF 14 Jul 2025£260,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Lilac Walk MK42 7PH 12 Jun 2025£275,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Lilac Walk MK42 7PF 9 Jun 2025£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Lilac Walk MK42 7PF 31 Jan 2025£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Lilac Walk MK42 7PH 16 Sep 2024£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Lilac Walk MK42 7PF 30 Apr 2024£243,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Lilac Walk MK42 7PE 29 Apr 2024£254,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Lilac Walk MK42 7PF 8 Apr 2024£250,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Lilac Walk MK42 7PF 4 Nov 2022£140,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Lilac Walk MK42 7PE 7 Sep 2022£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Lilac Walk MK42 7PH 12 May 2022£268,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Lilac Walk MK42 7PE 1 Nov 2021£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Lilac Walk MK42 7PE 21 Sep 2021£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Lilac Walk MK42 7PE 26 Mar 2021£232,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Lilac Walk MK42 7PH 22 Feb 2021£215,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Lilac Walk MK42 7PF 17 Feb 2021£252,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Lilac Walk MK42 7PF 8 Jan 2021£210,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Lilac Walk MK42 7PE 30 Nov 2018£235,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Lilac Walk MK42 7PE 29 Jun 2018£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Lilac Walk MK42 7PH 28 Mar 2018£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Lilac Walk MK42 7PF 23 Feb 2018£230,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Lilac Walk MK42 7PH 31 Jul 2017£217,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Lilac Walk MK42 7PF 12 May 2017£237,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Lilac Walk MK42 7PH 4 May 2017£220,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Lilac Walk MK42 7PE 21 Oct 2016£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Lilac Walk MK42 7PH 9 Sep 2016£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Lilac Walk MK42 7PH 26 Feb 2016£185,000 Semi-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
19, Lilac Walk £237,000 (May 2017) → £252,000 (Feb 2021) → £290,000 (Feb 2026) +22%
over 9 yrs
13, Lilac Walk £243,000 (Apr 2024) → £260,000 (Jul 2025) +7%
over 1 yr
54, Lilac Walk £210,000 (Sep 2016) → £280,000 (Sep 2024) +33%
over 8 yrs
12, Lilac Walk £245,000 (Sep 2021) → £280,000 (Sep 2022) +14%
over under a year
6, Lilac Walk £210,000 (Oct 2016) → £235,500 (Nov 2018) → £260,000 (Nov 2021) +24%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Lilac Walk

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Daubeney Academy 576 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.1 mi
Springfield Primary School 365 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Camestone School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Grange Academy 161 pupils Academy special converter 5–18 Good Report 0.5 mi
Bedford Road Primary Academy 365 pupils Primary 5–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Rivertree Free School 126 pupils Free schools special 2–19 Report 0.7 mi
Greys Education Centre 57 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 5–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Balliol Primary School 355 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.7 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 St Johns station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Bedford station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lilac Walk (adj, Elstow Road) 1 min walk
  • Cherry Walk (opp, Orchard Street) 1 min walk
  • Cherry Walk (o/s, Orchard Street) 1 min walk
  • The Mullberry Bush (o/s, Orchard Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • King Street Surgery
    273 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford · 0.4 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 1.3 mi
  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 1.4 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Kempston Springfield Cent · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Kempston Bedford Rd Express · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Kempston · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Kempston · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Britannia Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Speedwell Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • U H P The Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Kempston Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit (north) · 0.5 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 6 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned74.2%62.5%
Private rented19.4%20.3%
Social rented6.4%17.1%
Households547

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.2%64.1%
Aged 65+16.5%18.6%
Residents1,475

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 Lilac Walk

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White69%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.4%12.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%4.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.1%5.3%
Other ethnic group2.2%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian50.2%47.6%
No religion30.5%34.1%
Sikh6%2.2%
Not answered5.6%5.8%
Hindu3.8%1.6%
Other religion2.2%1.1%
Muslim1.7%7.1%
Buddhist0%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK73.9%78.6%
Born outside the UK26.1%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above25.6%34.7%
No qualifications18.6%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications15.6%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.4%10.4%
Apprenticeship6%5.6%
Other qualifications5.2%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health46.9%48.8%
Good health37%35%
Fair health12.5%11.8%
Bad health2.6%3.4%
Very bad health0.9%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household46.8%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household30.9%30.5%
No cars or vans in household13%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%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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