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Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 7LX, MK42 7LU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£285,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£230,471
18 sales
Price range
£175k – £285k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2026
MK42 7LU

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At a glance

House prices£230k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station30 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 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

18 property sales on Lovat 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 £285,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £242,950. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 56% semi-detached, 44% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Lovat Walk range from £174,995 to £285,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Lovat Walk compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Lovat 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: £194,998 (3 sales)2016£195k2018: £218,000 (3 sales)2018£218k2019: £206,000 (1 sales)2019£206k2020: £202,498 (2 sales)2020£202k2021: £218,000 (1 sales)2021£218k2022: £251,833 (3 sales)2022£252k2023: £249,998 (2 sales)2023£250k2025: £270,000 (2 sales)2025£270k2026: £285,000 (1 sales)2026£285k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached10£242,95031 Jul 2026
Terraced8£214,8738 Nov 2023

Sold prices on Lovat Walk

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, Lovat Walk MK42 7LU 31 Jul 2026£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Lovat Walk MK42 7LU 16 Jun 2025£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Lovat Walk MK42 7LX 31 Mar 2025£241,500 TerracedFreehold
15, Lovat Walk MK42 7LU 14 Feb 2025£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Lovat Walk MK42 7LX 5 Feb 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Lovat Walk MK42 7LX 26 Jan 2024£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Lovat Walk MK42 7LU 8 Nov 2023£220,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Lovat Walk MK42 7LX 11 Aug 2023£279,995 TerracedFreehold
47, Lovat Walk MK42 7LX 21 Sep 2022£262,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Lovat Walk MK42 7LU 25 Mar 2022£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Lovat Walk MK42 7LX 28 Jan 2022£243,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Lovat Walk MK42 7LU 26 Mar 2021£218,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Lovat Walk MK42 7LU 21 Feb 2020£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Lovat Walk MK42 7LX 20 Feb 2020£209,995 TerracedFreehold
50, Lovat Walk MK42 7LX 26 Sep 2019£212,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Lovat Walk MK42 7LX 15 Aug 2019£206,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Lovat Walk MK42 7LU 26 Oct 2018£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Lovat Walk MK42 7LX 26 Oct 2018£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Lovat Walk MK42 7LU 28 Feb 2018£218,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Lovat Walk MK42 7LU 19 Jan 2018£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Lovat Walk MK42 7LX 10 Jan 2018£216,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Lovat Walk MK42 7LU 14 Dec 2016£210,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Lovat Walk MK42 7LX 22 Jul 2016£200,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Lovat Walk MK42 7LX 27 May 2016£174,995 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
3, Lovat Walk £218,000 (Mar 2021) → £250,000 (Mar 2022) → £285,000 (Jul 2026) +31%
over 5 yrs
15, Lovat Walk £195,000 (Feb 2020) → £280,000 (Feb 2025) +44%
over 5 yrs
28, Lovat Walk £174,995 (May 2016) → £209,995 (Feb 2020) +20%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Lovat Walk

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Springfield Primary School 365 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Daubeney Academy 576 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Bedford Road Primary Academy 365 pupils Primary 5–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Balliol Primary School 355 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Camestone School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Grange Academy 161 pupils Academy special converter 5–18 Good Report 0.5 mi
Greys Education Centre 57 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 5–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Rivertree Free School 126 pupils Free schools special 2–19 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 St Johns station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Bedford station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Alders (W-bound, Orchard Street) 2 min walk
  • Farrer Street (opp, Elstow Road) 2 min walk
  • Duke Inn (o/s, Chantry Road) 3 min walk
  • The Briars (o/s, The Briars) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • King Street Surgery
    273 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford · 0.3 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 1.3 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 1.6 mi
  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Kempston · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Kempston Springfield Cent · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Kempston · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Kempston · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Britannia Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Speedwell Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 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 Lovat 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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