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Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 7JB, MK42 7JD, MK42 7JJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£308,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£271,836
29 sales
Price range
£190k – £398k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Jul 2026
MK42 7JA

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At a glance

House prices£272k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station29 min walkKempston Hardwick station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 32 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 Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £308,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £267,934. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 66% semi-detached, 34% detached. Recorded sale prices on Orchard Street range from £190,000 to £397,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Orchard Street compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Orchard Street 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: £240,800 (5 sales)2016£241k2017: £271,313 (4 sales)2017£271k2018: £239,333 (3 sales)2018£239k2019: £270,833 (3 sales)2019£271k2020: £273,167 (3 sales)2020£273k2021: £265,000 (5 sales)2021£265k2024: £305,000 (1 sales)2024£305k2025: £326,500 (4 sales)2025£327k2026: £308,000 (1 sales)2026£308k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 32 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached19£267,93424 Jul 2026
Detached10£279,25020 Feb 2025

Sold prices on Orchard Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Orchard Street MK42 7JA 24 Jul 2026£308,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 14 Mar 2025£397,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 27 Feb 2025£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Orchard Street MK42 7JJ 20 Feb 2025£280,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Orchard Street MK42 7JD 29 Jan 2025£308,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 17 May 2024£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1B, Orchard Street MK42 7JA 4 Sep 2023£200,000 DetachedFreehold
1C, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 14 Dec 2022£308,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Orchard Street MK42 7JD 25 Nov 2021£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Orchard Street MK42 7JJ 30 Apr 2021£275,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Orchard Street MK42 7JD 27 Apr 2021£290,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 22 Apr 2021£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Orchard Street MK42 7JD 29 Jan 2021£270,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Orchard Street MK42 7JD 6 Nov 2020£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Orchard Street MK42 7JD 6 Nov 2020£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 6 Mar 2020£319,500 DetachedFreehold
30, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 30 Aug 2019£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 5 Jul 2019£312,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Orchard Street MK42 7JJ 13 Feb 2019£235,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 28 Aug 2018£238,000 DetachedFreehold
92, Orchard Street MK42 7JJ 22 Jun 2018£280,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 6 Apr 2018£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1A, Orchard Street MK42 7JA 29 Sep 2017£320,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 25 Aug 2017£255,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
1C, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 28 Jul 2017£242,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Orchard Street MK42 7JD 16 Mar 2017£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Orchard Street MK42 7JD 24 Feb 2017£285,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Orchard Street MK42 7JD 22 Dec 2016£268,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 22 Jul 2016£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 1 Jul 2016£203,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1D, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 5 Feb 2016£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Orchard Street MK42 7JB 5 Jan 2016£228,000 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
26, Orchard Street £235,000 (Apr 2021) → £320,000 (Feb 2025) +36%
over 4 yrs
56, Orchard Street £255,000 (Nov 2021) → £308,500 (Jan 2025) +21%
over 3 yrs
1C, Orchard Street £242,000 (Jul 2017) → £308,000 (Dec 2022) +27%
over 5 yrs
35, Orchard Street £238,000 (Aug 2018) → £319,500 (Mar 2020) +34%
over 2 yrs
30, Orchard Street £203,000 (Jul 2016) → £265,000 (Aug 2019) +31%
over 3 yrs
13, Orchard Street £200,000 (Apr 2018) → £312,500 (Jul 2019) +56%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Orchard Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Springfield Primary School 365 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Balliol Primary School 355 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Daubeney Academy 576 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Bedford Road Primary Academy 365 pupils Primary 5–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Greys Education Centre 57 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 5–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Grange Academy 161 pupils Academy special converter 5–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
Camestone School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 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

  • Kempston Hardwick station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk
  • Bedford station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Duke Inn (opp, Chantry Road) 1 min walk
  • The Alders (W-bound, Orchard Street) 1 min walk
  • Duke Inn (o/s, Chantry Road) 1 min walk
  • Royal Oak (o/s, Woburn Road) 3 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 · 1.4 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 1.8 mi
  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Kempston · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Kempston · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Kempston · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Kempston Springfield Cent · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • U H P The Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Kempston Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit (north) · 0.6 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 7 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.8%62.5%
Private rented14.0%20.3%
Social rented5.2%17.1%
Households407

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.0%64.1%
Aged 65+22.0%18.6%
Residents1,061

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 Orchard Street

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White71.1%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.1%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.2%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%4.6%
Other ethnic group1.1%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian51.4%47.6%
No religion27%34.1%
Sikh7%2.2%
Not answered5.1%5.8%
Muslim4.3%7.1%
Other religion3%1.1%
Hindu1.9%1.6%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK79.6%78.6%
Born outside the UK20.4%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above23.3%34.7%
No qualifications22.6%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications14%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%10.4%
Apprenticeship7.2%5.6%
Other qualifications3.4%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health45.2%48.8%
Good health36.5%35%
Fair health14.1%11.8%
Bad health3.6%3.4%
Very bad health0.7%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household40.2%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household33.6%30.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%11%
No cars or vans in household12.6%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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