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The Elms, Kempston, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Elms, Kempston, Bedford · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/the-elms/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 7JP, MK42 7JW, MK42 7JN.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£249,342
19 sales
Price range
£202k – £362k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Oct 2025
MK42 7JW

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At a glance

House prices£249k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station29 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 21 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

19 property sales on The Elms, Kempston, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 10 Oct 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £248,577. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 68% semi-detached, 16% detached, 16% terraced. Recorded sale prices on The Elms range from £202,000 to £362,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on The Elms compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Elms 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: £208,500 (1 sales)2016£209k2017: £211,500 (2 sales)2017£212k2018: £222,333 (3 sales)2018£222k2019: £237,750 (4 sales)2019£238k2020: £245,000 (1 sales)2020£245k2022: £282,500 (2 sales)2022£283k2023: £270,000 (2 sales)2023£270k2024: £238,000 (1 sales)2024£238k2025: £300,000 (3 sales)2025£300k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£248,57710 Oct 2025
Detached3£281,66718 Jul 2025
Terraced3£220,33314 Aug 2024

Sold prices on The Elms

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
31, The Elms MK42 7JW 10 Oct 2025£266,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, The Elms MK42 7JN 18 Jul 2025£362,000 DetachedFreehold
18, The Elms MK42 7JW 24 Feb 2025£272,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30A, The Elms MK42 7JW 2 Oct 2024£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, The Elms MK42 7JW 14 Aug 2024£238,000 TerracedFreehold
32, The Elms MK42 7JP 22 Mar 2024£272,000 DetachedFreehold
55, The Elms MK42 7JP 24 Nov 2023£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, The Elms MK42 7JW 14 Jun 2023£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, The Elms MK42 7JP 14 Apr 2022£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, The Elms MK42 7JP 11 Feb 2022£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, The Elms MK42 7JP 9 Oct 2020£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, The Elms MK42 7JN 15 Nov 2019£270,000 DetachedFreehold
23, The Elms MK42 7JW 17 Jun 2019£213,000 TerracedFreehold
62, The Elms MK42 7JP 12 Jun 2019£233,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, The Elms MK42 7JP 15 Feb 2019£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, The Elms MK42 7JP 2 Mar 2018£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, The Elms MK42 7JP 1 Mar 2018£202,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, The Elms MK42 7JP 15 Jan 2018£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, The Elms MK42 7JW 13 Oct 2017£210,000 TerracedFreehold
32, The Elms MK42 7JP 11 Jan 2017£213,000 DetachedFreehold
36, The Elms MK42 7JP 9 Jun 2016£208,500 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
3, The Elms £270,000 (Nov 2019) → £362,000 (Jul 2025) +34%
over 6 yrs
32, The Elms £213,000 (Jan 2017) → £272,000 (Mar 2024) +28%
over 7 yrs
36, The Elms £208,500 (Jun 2016) → £235,000 (Feb 2019) +13%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near The Elms

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Springfield Primary School 365 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Daubeney Academy 576 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.2 mi
Camestone School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Bedford Road Primary Academy 365 pupils Primary 5–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Grange Academy 161 pupils Academy special converter 5–18 Good Report 0.5 mi
Balliol Primary School 355 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Greys Education Centre 57 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 5–16 Good 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

  • Bedford St Johns station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
  • Bedford station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Briars (o/s, The Briars) 2 min walk
  • The Briars (o/s, The Briars) 2 min walk
  • Farrer Street (opp, Elstow Road) 3 min walk
  • The Alders (W-bound, Orchard Street) 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 · 1.3 mi
  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 1.6 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Kempston Springfield Cent · 0.2 mi
  • Spar Spar - Kempston · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Kempston · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Kempston · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Britannia Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Speedwell Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • U H P The Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Kempston Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit (north) · 0.5 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 6 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
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned74.2%62.5%
Private rented19.4%20.3%
Social rented6.4%17.1%
Households547

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.2%64.1%
Aged 65+16.5%18.6%
Residents1,475

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 The Elms

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White69%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.4%12.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%4.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.1%5.3%
Other ethnic group2.2%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian50.2%47.6%
No religion30.5%34.1%
Sikh6%2.2%
Not answered5.6%5.8%
Hindu3.8%1.6%
Other religion2.2%1.1%
Muslim1.7%7.1%
Buddhist0%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK73.9%78.6%
Born outside the UK26.1%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above25.6%34.7%
No qualifications18.6%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications15.6%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.4%10.4%
Apprenticeship6%5.6%
Other qualifications5.2%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health46.9%48.8%
Good health37%35%
Fair health12.5%11.8%
Bad health2.6%3.4%
Very bad health0.9%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household46.8%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household30.9%30.5%
No cars or vans in household13%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%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.

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