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Thornton Street, Kempston, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Thornton Street, Kempston, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/thornton-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 8PD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£312,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£278,857
21 sales
Price range
£160k – £400k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Jun 2026
MK42 8PD

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At a glance

House prices£313k average19% below the Bedford average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station19 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 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

21 property sales on Thornton Street, Kempston, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £312,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £264,818. That is 19% below the Bedford average of £384,461 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% semi-detached, 24% terraced, 24% detached. Recorded sale prices on Thornton Street range from £160,000 to £400,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 349 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, Thornton Street ranks 237th for average price.

House prices on Thornton Street compared

Thornton Street£312,500
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

2017: £211,200 (5 sales)2017£211k2018: £331,500 (2 sales)2018£332k2019: £226,000 (1 sales)2019£226k2020: £240,000 (1 sales)2020£240k2021: £304,000 (2 sales)2021£304k2022: £327,500 (2 sales)2022£328k2023: £310,000 (1 sales)2023£310k2024: £279,333 (3 sales)2024£279k2025: £330,000 (3 sales)2025£330k2026: £270,000 (1 sales)2026£270k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£264,8185 Jun 2026
Terraced5£227,00017 Apr 2025
Detached5£361,60031 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Thornton Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 5 Jun 2026£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56B, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 31 Oct 2025£355,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 17 Apr 2025£285,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 26 Feb 2025£350,000 DetachedFreehold
49, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 5 Dec 2024£375,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 27 Oct 2024£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 7 Jun 2024£243,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 20 Jan 2023£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 24 Jun 2022£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 23 Feb 2022£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 28 Jul 2021£228,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 12 Feb 2021£380,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 30 Nov 2020£240,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 3 May 2019£226,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 19 Dec 2018£348,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 14 Sep 2018£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 17 Nov 2017£217,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 19 Sep 2017£231,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 1 Sep 2017£235,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 17 Jul 2017£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 26 Jan 2017£215,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 25 Jan 2017£160,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Thornton Street MK42 8PD 2 Sep 2016£150,000 TerracedFreehold

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
25, Thornton Street £217,500 (Nov 2017) → £270,000 (Jun 2026) +24%
over 9 yrs
48, Thornton Street £215,000 (Jan 2017) → £285,000 (Apr 2025) +33%
over 8 yrs
26, Thornton Street £215,000 (Jul 2017) → £255,000 (Jun 2022) +19%
over 5 yrs
29, Thornton Street £315,000 (Sep 2018) → £400,000 (Feb 2022) +27%
over 3 yrs
32, Thornton Street £150,000 (Sep 2016) → £160,000 (Jan 2017) → £235,000 (Sep 2017) +57%
over under a year

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Schools near Thornton Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Camestone School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Grange Academy 161 pupils Academy special converter 5–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
St John's School 178 pupils Academy special converter 2–19 Good Report 0.4 mi
Bedford Road Primary Academy 365 pupils Primary 5–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Daubeney Academy 576 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Cauldwell School 415 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Peter Pan Nursery School 118 pupils Nursery 2–5 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 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Bedford station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Thornton Street (adj, Bedford Road) 2 min walk
  • Margetts Road (opp, Bedford Road) 3 min walk
  • Savannah Close (adj, Walcourt Road) 3 min walk
  • Dunkirk Close (opp, Walcourt Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • King Street Surgery
    273 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford · 0.5 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 0.9 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 1.1 mi
  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Kempston Bedford Rd Express · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Cauldwell Bedford · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Kempston Springfield Cent · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Kempston · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Speedwell Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Britannia Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Janssen's Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Mobile Dental Unit (north) · 0.3 mi
  • U H P The Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Kempston Dental Practice · 0.4 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned69.9%62.5%
Private rented25.0%20.3%
Social rented5.1%17.1%
Households687

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.3%64.1%
Aged 65+14.3%18.6%
Residents1,701

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 Thornton Street

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White75.4%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.4%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%4.6%
Other ethnic group1.5%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian46.1%47.6%
No religion34.5%34.1%
Not answered6.6%5.8%
Muslim3.6%7.1%
Sikh3.2%2.2%
Other religion3.1%1.1%
Hindu2.6%1.6%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK77.3%78.6%
Born outside the UK22.7%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above31.3%34.7%
No qualifications17.2%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications14%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%10.4%
Apprenticeship6.1%5.6%
Other qualifications3.7%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health46.5%48.8%
Good health38.6%35%
Fair health11.4%11.8%
Bad health2.8%3.4%
Very bad health0.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household49.2%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household27.2%30.5%
No cars or vans in household16.5%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%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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