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The Embankment, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Embankment, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/the-embankment/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK40 3PE, MK40 3PD, MK40 3PA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£472,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£579,750
20 sales
Price range
£220k – £1.9m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Mar 2026
MK40 3PE

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At a glance

House prices£473k average23% 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 station12 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband60% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold58% leaseholdAcross 24 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

20 property sales on The Embankment, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £472,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £398,571. That is 23% above the Bedford average of £384,461 over the same period. 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 70% flat, 20% semi-detached, 10% detached. Recorded sale prices on The Embankment range from £220,000 to £1,900,000. 42% of homes sold here were freehold and 58% leasehold. Of 349 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, The Embankment ranks 67th for average price.

House prices on The Embankment compared

The Embankment£472,500
MK40 postcode area£378,253
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all MK40 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £220,000 (1 sales)2016£220k2017: £300,000 (1 sales)2017£300k2018: £250,000 (1 sales)2018£250k2019: £355,000 (3 sales)2019£355k2020: £975,000 (1 sales)2020£975k2021: £1,005,000 (3 sales)2021£1.01m2022: £685,000 (2 sales)2022£685k2023: £531,250 (4 sales)2023£531k2024: £980,000 (1 sales)2024£980k2025: £350,000 (1 sales)2025£350k2026: £472,500 (2 sales)2026£473k

Tenure: 42% freehold and 58% leasehold across 24 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat14£398,57120 Mar 2026
Semi-detached4£900,0003 May 2024
Detached2£1,207,50024 Sep 2021

Sold prices on The Embankment

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 2, Millbank, 26, The Embankment MK40 3PE 20 Mar 2026£345,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Albany House, 4, The Embankment MK40 3PA 20 Feb 2026£600,000 FlatLeasehold
10, The Embankment MK40 3PD 8 Aug 2025£700,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Apartment 1, 8, The Embankment MK40 3PD 24 Feb 2025£350,000 FlatLeasehold
7, The Embankment MK40 3PD 3 May 2024£980,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Apartment 5, 8, The Embankment MK40 3PD 2 Nov 2023£370,000 FlatLeasehold
45, The Embankment MK40 3TR 7 Jul 2023£575,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 4, Bridge View, 37, The Embankment MK40 3PE 16 Jun 2023£650,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Albany House, 4, The Embankment MK40 3PA 21 Apr 2023£530,000 FlatLeasehold
9, The Embankment MK40 3PD 20 Jul 2022£1,070,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Apartment 3, 8, The Embankment MK40 3PD 4 May 2022£300,000 FlatLeasehold
33, The Embankment MK40 3PE 24 Sep 2021£1,900,000 DetachedFreehold
The Coach House, 27, The Embankment MK40 3PE 24 Jun 2021£515,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 5, Albany House, 4, The Embankment MK40 3PA 28 May 2021£470,000 FlatLeasehold
35, The Embankment MK40 3PE 27 Jan 2021£600,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 3, 35, The Embankment MK40 3PE 27 Jan 2021£600,000 FlatFreehold
29, The Embankment MK40 3PE 14 Feb 2020£975,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 1, Bridge View, 37, The Embankment MK40 3PE 13 Dec 2019£465,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Bridge View, 37, The Embankment MK40 3PE 28 Jun 2019£275,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Millbank, 26, The Embankment MK40 3PE 19 Jun 2019£325,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Albany House, 4, The Embankment MK40 3PA 29 Jun 2018£250,000 FlatLeasehold
The Swan Hotel, The Embankment MK40 1RW 15 Mar 2018£9,499,999 OtherFreehold
Flat 2, Millbank, 26, The Embankment MK40 3PE 23 May 2017£300,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 4, 8, The Embankment MK40 3PD 4 Nov 2016£220,000 FlatLeasehold

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
Flat 2, Millbank, 26, The Embankment £300,000 (May 2017) → £345,000 (Mar 2026) +15%
over 9 yrs
Flat 4, Bridge View, 37, The Embankment £275,000 (Jun 2019) → £650,000 (Jun 2023) +136%
over 4 yrs
Flat 5, Albany House, 4, The Embankment £470,000 (May 2021) → £530,000 (Apr 2023) +13%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near The Embankment

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bedford Girls' School 843 pupils Other independent school 7–18 Report 0.2 mi
Castle Newnham School 624 pupils All-through 4–16 Report 0.4 mi
Bedford Free School 536 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Bedford School 994 pupils Other independent school Church of England 7–19 Report 0.5 mi
Priory Primary School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Cherry Trees Nursery School 147 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.8 mi
St John Rigby Catholic Primary School 268 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Shackleton Primary School 487 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.8 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 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Bedford station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Embankment (S-bound, Bushmead Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Howbury Street (W-bound, Castle Road) 3 min walk
  • Rothsay Road (opp, Castle Road) 4 min walk
  • Howbury Street (E-bound, Castle Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The De Parys Group
    Enhanced Services Centre, Bedford Health Village, Bedford · 0.5 mi
  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 0.6 mi
  • Goldington Avenue Surgery
    85 Goldington Avenue, Bedford · 0.6 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl St Johns Retail Park · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Bedford Extra · 0.4 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Central Bedford Bedford · 0.5 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Fenlake Bedford · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kidmans Surgical Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco In-store Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Goldharts Chemist · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Latchford And Latchford Specialist Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Idh Limited · 0.2 mi
  • Grove Place (dental Surgery) · 0.3 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned62.8%62.5%
Private rented28.3%20.3%
Social rented8.9%17.1%
Households653

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.3%64.1%
Aged 65+19.6%18.6%
Residents1,358

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)60%80%
Gigabit-capable60%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 Embankment

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White87.7%75.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%4.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%5.3%
Other ethnic group2.1%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
No religion48.3%34.1%
Christian39.8%47.6%
Not answered7.4%5.8%
Muslim2%7.1%
Hindu1.5%1.6%
Sikh0.4%2.2%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.2%–

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK82.8%78.6%
Born outside the UK17.2%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above54.9%34.7%
Level 3 qualifications12.8%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications11%13.5%
No qualifications10.1%16.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.6%10.4%
Apprenticeship3.1%5.6%
Other qualifications1.5%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health52.8%48.8%
Good health29.8%35%
Fair health12.5%11.8%
Bad health4%3.4%
Very bad health1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household51.8%40.2%
No cars or vans in household22.8%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household21.4%30.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household4%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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