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Marlborough Road, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Marlborough Road, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/marlborough-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK40 4LE, MK40 4LG, MK40 4LF.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£207,614
20 sales
Price range
£125k – £295k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Feb 2025
MK40 4LE

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At a glance

House prices£208k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkBedford station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 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

20 property sales on Marlborough Road, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 28 Feb 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £206,311. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 85% terraced, 15% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Marlborough Road range from £125,000 to £295,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Marlborough Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Marlborough Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all MK40 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £170,000 (1 sales)2017£170k2018: £157,667 (3 sales)2018£158k2019: £170,000 (2 sales)2019£170k2020: £197,249 (4 sales)2020£197k2021: £173,893 (2 sales)2021£174k2022: £243,333 (3 sales)2022£243k2023: £242,500 (2 sales)2023£243k2024: £261,250 (2 sales)2024£261k2025: £295,000 (1 sales)2025£295k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced17£206,3117 Mar 2024
Semi-detached3£215,00028 Feb 2025

Sold prices on Marlborough Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
87, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 28 Feb 2025£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 16 Dec 2024£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Marlborough Road MK40 4LF 7 Mar 2024£262,500 TerracedFreehold
139, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 1 Feb 2024£260,000 TerracedFreehold
133, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 5 Jan 2024£235,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 30 Oct 2023£239,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Marlborough Road MK40 4LG 27 Oct 2023£285,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Marlborough Road MK40 4LG 20 Jan 2023£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Marlborough Road MK40 4LF 21 Nov 2022£220,000 TerracedFreehold
107, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 19 Oct 2022£250,000 TerracedFreehold
81, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 6 May 2022£260,000 TerracedFreehold
151, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 10 Dec 2021£222,786 TerracedFreehold
109, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 16 Sep 2021£200,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Marlborough Road MK40 4LG 28 Jun 2021£215,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 30 Apr 2021£125,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Marlborough Road MK40 4LG 30 Oct 2020£225,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Marlborough Road MK40 4LF 26 Oct 2020£210,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Marlborough Road MK40 4LF 5 Jun 2020£179,995 TerracedFreehold
113, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 6 Jan 2020£174,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Marlborough Road MK40 4LG 11 Oct 2019£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Marlborough Road MK40 4LG 20 Sep 2019£180,000 TerracedFreehold
127, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 5 Jun 2019£190,000 TerracedFreehold
125, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 5 Dec 2018£150,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Marlborough Road MK40 4LG 29 Jun 2018£160,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Marlborough Road MK40 4LG 21 Mar 2018£163,000 TerracedFreehold
115, Marlborough Road MK40 4LE 24 Mar 2017£170,000 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
66, Marlborough Road £220,000 (Nov 2022) → £262,500 (Mar 2024) +19%
over 1 yr
25, Marlborough Road £150,000 (Oct 2019) → £200,000 (Jan 2023) +33%
over 3 yrs
36, Marlborough Road £163,000 (Mar 2018) → £225,000 (Oct 2020) +38%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Marlborough Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Queen's Park Academy 446 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Westfield Primary School 298 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School 271 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Priory Primary School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Polam School 99 pupils Other independent school 1–9 Report 0.5 mi
Biddenham International School and Sports College 1,422 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Great Ouse Primary Academy 455 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St John's School 178 pupils Academy special converter 2–19 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 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Marlborough Road (S-bound, Marlborough Road) 1 min walk
  • Marlborough Road (N-bound, Marlborough Road) 1 min walk
  • Westbourne Centre (adj, Westbourne Road) 1 min walk
  • Iddesleigh Road Post Office (opp, Iddesleigh Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 0.3 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 0.3 mi
  • Linden Road Surgery
    13 Linden Road, Bedford · 0.7 mi
  • King Street Surgery
    273 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Bedford Ford End Express · 0.2 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Greenhill Street Bedford · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bedford Greenhill Street · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Bedford Harpur Express · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Lindleys Chemist · 0.2 mi
  • Kay's Chemist · 0.5 mi
  • Bedford Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Queens Park Health Centre · 0.3 mi
  • The Dental Practice (136 Bromham Road) · 0.3 mi
  • Bedford Dental Centre · 0.4 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 2 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime4 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
Owned50.6%62.5%
Private rented37.8%20.3%
Social rented11.6%17.1%
Households526

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1525.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.0%64.1%
Aged 65+9.4%18.6%
Residents1,647

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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 Marlborough Road

Ethnic group

HereBedford
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh51.5%12.6%
White34.4%75.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.3%5.3%
Other ethnic group4.1%1.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%4.6%

Religion

HereBedford
Muslim47%7.1%
Christian28.6%47.6%
No religion13.6%34.1%
Not answered5.2%5.8%
Sikh2.6%2.2%
Hindu1.8%1.6%
Other religion0.9%1.1%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK55.9%78.6%
Born outside the UK44.1%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
No qualifications31.4%16.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.3%34.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15%10.4%
Level 3 qualifications12.9%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications10.6%13.5%
Other qualifications4.6%2.9%
Apprenticeship3.3%5.6%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health45.1%48.8%
Good health36.4%35%
Fair health13.1%11.8%
Bad health4%3.4%
Very bad health1.3%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household41.3%40.2%
No cars or vans in household34.9%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household17.1%30.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%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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