The Avenue, Bedford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for MK40 1EF.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£131,000

6 sales

Price range

£92k – £250k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

23 May 2025

MK40 1EF

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At a glance

House prices£131k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station3 min walkBedford station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold79% leaseholdAcross 14 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

6 property sales on The Avenue, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 23 May 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £107,200. 4 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 83% flat, 17% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on The Avenue range from £92,000 to £250,000. 21% of homes sold here were freehold and 79% leasehold.

House prices on The Avenue compared

MK40 postcode area£378,253

Bedford£384,461

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 21% freehold and 79% leasehold across 14 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	5	£107,200	18 Oct 2023
Semi-detached	1	£250,000	23 May 2025

Sold prices on The Avenue

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Apartment 7, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue MK40 1EF	6 Oct 2025	£76,000	Flat	Leasehold
1, The Avenue MK40 1EF	23 May 2025	£250,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Apartment 8, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue MK40 1EF	21 Aug 2024	£155,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 9, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue MK40 1EF	18 Oct 2023	£92,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 10, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue MK40 1EF	8 Apr 2022	£98,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 13, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue MK40 1EF	9 Aug 2021	£108,500	Flat	Leasehold
2, The Avenue MK40 1EF	25 Jun 2021	£500,000	Terraced	Freehold
3, The Avenue MK40 1EF	30 Nov 2018	£397,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
Apartment 8, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue MK40 1EF	12 Oct 2018	£101,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 4, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue MK40 1EF	25 May 2018	£150,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 4, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue MK40 1EF	15 Sep 2017	£85,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 10, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue MK40 1EF	21 Dec 2016	£107,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 15, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue MK40 1EF	28 Nov 2016	£138,000	Flat	Leasehold
Apartment 9, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue MK40 1EF	9 Sep 2016	£101,000	Flat	Leasehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
Apartment 8, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue	£101,000 (Oct 2018) → £155,000 (Aug 2024)	+53% over 6 yrs
Apartment 9, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue	£101,000 (Sep 2016) → £92,000 (Oct 2023)	-9% over 7 yrs
Apartment 10, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue	£107,000 (Dec 2016) → £98,000 (Apr 2022)	-8% over 5 yrs
Apartment 4, Philip Larkin House, 8 - 10, The Avenue	£85,000 (Sep 2017) → £150,000 (May 2018)	+76% over under a year

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Schools near The Avenue

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Priory Primary School 214 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.2 mi
Polam School 99 pupils	Other independent school	1–9	Report	0.2 mi
Livingstone Primary School 457 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Queen's Park Academy 446 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Bedford Free School 536 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Outstanding Report	0.6 mi
Edith Cavell Primary School 292 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Bedford School 994 pupils	Other independent school Church of England	7–19	Report	0.7 mi
Westfield Primary School 298 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.7 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 station 0.2 mi · 3 min walk
Bedford St Johns station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
Kempston Hardwick station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 7 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Bedford Railway Station (Stop R1, Ashburnum Road) 2 min walk
Bedford Railway Station (Stop R2, Ashburnham Road) 2 min walk
Bedford Railway Station (Stop R3, Ashburnham Road) 3 min walk
Chaucer Road (opp, Bromham Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Ashburnham Road Surgery
8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 0.2 mi
Linden Road Surgery
13 Linden Road, Bedford · 0.4 mi
Queens Park Health Centre
23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 0.7 mi
The De Parys Group
Enhanced Services Centre, Bedford Health Village, Bedford · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

Iceland Iceland Greenhill Street Bedford · 0.3 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Bedford Greenhill Street · 0.3 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Bedford Tavistock Street Local · 0.3 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Bedford Harpur Express · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Kay's Chemist · 0.1 mi
Bedford Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Lindleys Chemist · 0.3 mi

Dentists

The Dental Practice (136 Bromham Road) · 0.1 mi
Shakespeare Clinic · 0.2 mi
Bedford Dental Centre · 0.2 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 1 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.

Income	1 of 10
Employment	1 of 10
Education and skills	2 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	3 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	17.6%	62.5%
Private rented	39.4%	20.3%
Social rented	42.4%	17.1%
Households	979

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	16.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	70.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	12.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,882

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	85%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	92%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on The Avenue

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Who lives around The Avenue

Ethnic group

	Here	Bedford
White	65.1%	75.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	12.9%	5.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	12%	12.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	6.1%	4.6%
Other ethnic group	3.9%	1.8%

Religion

	Here	Bedford
Christian	49.7%	47.6%
No religion	27.2%	34.1%
Muslim	14.1%	7.1%
Not answered	5.2%	5.8%
Other religion	1.4%	1.1%
Hindu	1.3%	1.6%
Sikh	0.6%	2.2%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.3%

Country of birth

	Here	Bedford
Born in the UK	57.2%	78.6%
Born outside the UK	42.8%	21.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Bedford
Level 4 qualifications and above	27.3%	34.7%
No qualifications	26%	16.8%
Level 3 qualifications	12.3%	16.2%
Level 2 qualifications	12.2%	13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11.6%	10.4%
Apprenticeship	5.6%	5.6%
Other qualifications	5%	2.9%

General health

	Here	Bedford
Very good health	40.8%	48.8%
Good health	37.2%	35%
Fair health	14.9%	11.8%
Bad health	5.7%	3.4%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Bedford
No cars or vans in household	53.6%	18.2%
1 car or van in household	37.1%	40.2%
2 cars or vans in household	8%	30.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	1.3%	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.

Planning and heritage near The Avenue

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Estate agents near The Avenue

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