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Sunderland Place, Shortstown, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Sunderland Place, Shortstown, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/sunderland-place/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 0FD, MK42 0FE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£420,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£309,755
36 sales
Price range
£200k – £463k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Sep 2026
MK42 0FE

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At a glance

House prices£420k average9% above the Bedford average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station40 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 36 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

36 property sales on Sunderland Place, Shortstown, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £420,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £364,062. Average sale prices rose from £252,500 in 2016 to £420,000 in 2026 (+66%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 9% above the Bedford average of £384,461 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 56% detached, 44% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Sunderland Place range from £200,000 to £463,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 349 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, Sunderland Place ranks 97th for average price.

House prices on Sunderland Place compared

Sunderland Place£420,000
MK42 postcode area£320,390
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all MK42 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £252,500 (6 sales)2016£253k2017: £236,989 (5 sales)2017£237k2018: £359,000 (4 sales)2018£359k2020: £266,167 (3 sales)2020£266k2021: £307,917 (3 sales)2021£308k2022: £280,000 (1 sales)2022£280k2023: £341,667 (3 sales)2023£342k2024: £332,625 (4 sales)2024£333k2025: £363,500 (5 sales)2025£364k2026: £420,000 (2 sales)2026£420k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 36 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached20£364,06218 Sep 2026
Terraced16£241,87210 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Sunderland Place

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Havenscroft, 13, Sunderland Place MK42 0FE 18 Sep 2026£435,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Sunderland Place MK42 0FE 6 Mar 2026£405,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 10 Oct 2025£282,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Sunderland Place MK42 0FE 20 May 2025£380,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Sunderland Place MK42 0FE 26 Mar 2025£415,000 DetachedFreehold
60, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 18 Feb 2025£463,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 12 Feb 2025£277,500 TerracedFreehold
48, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 25 Jun 2024£418,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 24 May 2024£272,500 TerracedFreehold
36, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 8 Mar 2024£315,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 15 Feb 2024£325,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 28 Nov 2023£275,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 8 Sep 2023£425,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 20 Jul 2023£325,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 15 Sep 2022£280,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 18 May 2021£405,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 12 Feb 2021£227,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Sunderland Place MK42 0FE 5 Feb 2021£291,750 DetachedFreehold
28, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 1 Sep 2020£236,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 28 Aug 2020£215,000 TerracedFreehold
68, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 22 May 2020£347,500 DetachedFreehold
46, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 26 Sep 2018£326,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 17 Aug 2018£375,000 DetachedFreehold
62, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 8 Aug 2018£360,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Sunderland Place MK42 0FE 16 Mar 2018£375,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 11 Dec 2017£220,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 27 Oct 2017£215,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 19 Jul 2017£210,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 7 Apr 2017£219,950 TerracedFreehold
68, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 24 Feb 2017£319,995 DetachedFreehold
52, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 2 Dec 2016£280,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 9 Sep 2016£225,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 15 Aug 2016£200,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Sunderland Place MK42 0FD 15 Aug 2016£200,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Sunderland Place MK42 0FE 15 Jul 2016£310,000 DetachedFreehold
Havenscroft, 13, Sunderland Place MK42 0FE 4 Mar 2016£300,000 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
Havenscroft, 13, Sunderland Place £300,000 (Mar 2016) → £435,000 (Sep 2026) +45%
over 11 yrs
18, Sunderland Place £200,000 (Aug 2016) → £220,000 (Dec 2017) → £227,000 (Feb 2021) → £282,000 (Oct 2025) +41%
over 9 yrs
48, Sunderland Place £375,000 (Aug 2018) → £418,000 (Jun 2024) +11%
over 6 yrs
16, Sunderland Place £219,950 (Apr 2017) → £272,500 (May 2024) +24%
over 7 yrs
36, Sunderland Place £225,000 (Sep 2016) → £315,000 (Mar 2024) +40%
over 7 yrs
52, Sunderland Place £280,000 (Dec 2016) → £425,000 (Sep 2023) +52%
over 7 yrs
28, Sunderland Place £200,000 (Aug 2016) → £236,000 (Sep 2020) +18%
over 4 yrs
68, Sunderland Place £319,995 (Feb 2017) → £347,500 (May 2020) +9%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Sunderland Place

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Shortstown Primary School 479 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Elstow School 413 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Bedford Academy 1,480 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.0 mi
Cotton End Forest School 435 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.1 mi
King's Oak Primary School 826 pupils Primary 1–11 Good Report 1.3 mi
Lakeview School 436 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.5 mi
Shackleton Primary School 487 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.6 mi
Cherry Trees Nursery School 147 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 1.7 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 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Bedford station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 3.0 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Blenheim Road (opp) 3 min walk
  • Brancker Avenue (opp, Greycote) 4 min walk
  • Brancker Avenue (Adjacent, Greycote) 4 min walk
  • Concorde Close (adj) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bedoc Healthcare
    Unit 16, Stephenson Court, Bedford · 1.7 mi
  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 1.7 mi
  • The De Parys Group
    Enhanced Services Centre, Bedford Health Village, Bedford · 2.6 mi
  • King Street Surgery
    273 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford · 2.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Shortstown North Drive · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco New Cardington Express · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op FR Wixams · 1.5 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Southgate Express Petrol · 1.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pyramid Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Pyramid Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Smarta Healthcare · 1.7 mi

Dentists

  • London Road Health Centre · 1.7 mi
  • Idh Limited · 2.2 mi
  • Latchford And Latchford Specialist Dental Surgery · 2.3 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.0%62.5%
Private rented7.4%20.3%
Social rented6.6%17.1%
Households514

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.5%64.1%
Aged 65+5.5%18.6%
Residents1,402

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 Sunderland Place

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White72.1%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.3%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.3%4.6%
Other ethnic group1.4%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian42.6%47.6%
No religion41.8%34.1%
Not answered5.2%5.8%
Muslim5.1%7.1%
Hindu2.1%1.6%
Sikh1.7%2.2%
Buddhist0.9%0.3%
Other religion0.6%1.1%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK78.6%78.6%
Born outside the UK21.4%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above41.2%34.7%
Level 3 qualifications21.3%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications14.5%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%10.4%
No qualifications8.5%16.8%
Apprenticeship3.8%5.6%
Other qualifications1.1%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health56.7%48.8%
Good health34%35%
Fair health7.7%11.8%
Bad health1.3%3.4%
Very bad health0.3%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
2 cars or vans in household46.2%30.5%
1 car or van in household33.1%40.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.5%11%
No cars or vans in household6.2%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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