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Ruffs Furze, Oakley, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Ruffs Furze, Oakley, Bedford · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/ruffs-furze/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK43 7RS, MK43 7RT, MK43 7RR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£400,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£408,737
30 sales
Price range
£270k – £540k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 Jan 2026
MK43 7RT

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At a glance

House prices£409k 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 station59 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

30 property sales on Ruffs Furze, Oakley, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £400,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £418,333. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 40% detached, 33% semi-detached, 27% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Ruffs Furze range from £270,000 to £540,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Ruffs Furze compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Ruffs Furze 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: £370,833 (3 sales)2016£371k2017: £395,714 (7 sales)2017£396k2018: £337,500 (2 sales)2018£338k2019: £405,833 (3 sales)2019£406k2020: £400,250 (6 sales)2020£400k2021: £462,550 (2 sales)2021£463k2022: £420,000 (1 sales)2022£420k2024: £432,500 (2 sales)2024£433k2025: £491,833 (3 sales)2025£492k2026: £400,000 (1 sales)2026£400k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached12£418,33313 Feb 2025
Semi-detached10£416,06023 Jan 2026
Terraced8£385,18827 Feb 2025

Sold prices on Ruffs Furze

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
98, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RT 23 Jan 2026£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RT 27 Feb 2025£525,000 TerracedFreehold
104, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RT 13 Feb 2025£513,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RR 16 Jan 2025£437,500 DetachedFreehold
39, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 18 Jul 2024£540,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RT 21 May 2024£325,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RR 2 Sep 2022£420,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RR 27 Sep 2021£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 23 Sep 2021£475,100 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 22 Dec 2020£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
96, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RT 9 Nov 2020£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 11 Sep 2020£517,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RT 11 Sep 2020£415,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RR 30 Jun 2020£370,000 DetachedFreehold
70, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 31 Jan 2020£329,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 6 Sep 2019£357,500 TerracedFreehold
44C, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 29 May 2019£475,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 12 Apr 2019£385,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 22 Nov 2018£320,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RR 20 Apr 2018£355,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 1 Dec 2017£385,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 1 Dec 2017£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RR 16 Oct 2017£465,000 TerracedFreehold
106, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RT 18 Aug 2017£467,000 DetachedFreehold
69, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RT 17 Mar 2017£278,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 27 Jan 2017£445,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 12 Jan 2017£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RR 9 Dec 2016£502,500 DetachedFreehold
40, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RS 3 Nov 2016£340,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Ruffs Furze MK43 7RT 29 Jan 2016£270,000 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, Ruffs Furze £370,000 (Jun 2020) → £437,500 (Jan 2025) +18%
over 5 yrs
40, Ruffs Furze £340,000 (Nov 2016) → £385,000 (Dec 2017) +13%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Ruffs Furze

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lincroft Academy 923 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.2 mi
Oakley Primary Academy 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Bromham CofE Primary School 496 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
Ursula Taylor Church of England School 350 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.6 mi
Milton Ernest CofE Primary School 67 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.9 mi
Bedford Greenacre Independent School 775 pupils Other independent school 0–18 Report 2.2 mi
Great Ouse Primary Academy 455 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 2.2 mi
Bedford Modern School 1,219 pupils Other independent school 7–18 Report 2.3 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 2.9 mi · 59 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Parsonage Close (opp, Lovell Road) 3 min walk
  • Dewlands (opp, Church Lane) 3 min walk
  • Parsonage Close (adj, Lovell Road) 3 min walk
  • Lincroft Academy (in, Lincroft Academy Drive) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Priory Medical Centre
    48 The Glebe, Clapham, Bedford · 0.8 mi
  • Linden Road Surgery
    13 Linden Road, Bedford · 2.6 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 2.8 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Budgens Budgens Clapham · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Clapham High St Express · 1.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op FR Bromham · 1.7 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Bedford · 2.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Bromham Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Herbert And Herbert · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Care Centre · 1.4 mi
  • Bedford Heights · 2.4 mi
  • Time For Teeth Irc Yarl's Wood · 2.5 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 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 Ruffs Furze

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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