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Walcourt Road, Kempston, Bedford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 8TQ, MK42 8TG, MK42 8SL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£240,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£220,130
25 sales
Price range
£78k – £400k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Dec 2025
MK42 8TQ

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At a glance

House prices£220k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station15 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold78% freeholdAcross 27 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

25 property sales on Walcourt Road, Kempston, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £240,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £198,333. Average sale prices rose from £204,000 in 2016 to £313,750 in 2025 (+54%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 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 36% terraced, 28% detached, 20% flat. Recorded sale prices on Walcourt Road range from £78,000 to £400,000. 78% of homes sold here were freehold and 22% leasehold.

House prices on Walcourt Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Walcourt Road 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: £204,000 (5 sales)2016£204k2018: £239,500 (3 sales)2018£240k2019: £99,667 (3 sales)2019£100k2020: £208,000 (2 sales)2020£208k2021: £160,000 (2 sales)2021£160k2022: £237,583 (3 sales)2022£238k2023: £231,250 (2 sales)2023£231k2024: £309,000 (3 sales)2024£309k2025: £313,750 (2 sales)2025£314k

Tenure: 78% freehold and 22% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced9£198,33319 Dec 2025
Detached7£340,1437 Mar 2025
Flat5£95,5507 Feb 2022
Semi-detached4£214,87511 Oct 2024

Sold prices on Walcourt Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
72, Walcourt Road MK42 8TQ 19 Dec 2025£240,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Walcourt Road MK42 8ST 7 Mar 2025£387,500 DetachedFreehold
62, Walcourt Road MK42 8TQ 18 Nov 2024£295,000 TerracedFreehold
68, Walcourt Road MK42 8TQ 11 Oct 2024£272,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Walcourt Road MK42 8SL 25 Apr 2024£360,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Walcourt Road MK42 8SL 21 Jul 2023£330,000 DetachedFreehold
92, Walcourt Road MK42 8TQ 2 Mar 2023£132,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
2, Walcourt Road MK42 8SJ 11 Nov 2022£400,000 DetachedFreehold
73, Walcourt Road MK42 8TG 24 May 2022£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Montgomery Court, 50, Walcourt Road MK42 8SY 7 Feb 2022£87,750 FlatLeasehold
62, Walcourt Road MK42 8TQ 8 Nov 2021£100,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Walcourt Road MK42 8TQ 9 Apr 2021£220,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Montgomery Court, 50, Walcourt Road MK42 8SY 20 Jul 2020£91,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Walcourt Road MK42 8SL 12 Mar 2020£325,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Montgomery Court, 50, Walcourt Road MK42 8SY 30 Jul 2019£91,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Montgomery Court, 50, Walcourt Road MK42 8SY 8 May 2019£130,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Montgomery Court, 50, Walcourt Road MK42 8SY 18 Jan 2019£78,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Walcourt Road MK42 8SL 25 Oct 2018£293,500 DetachedFreehold
85, Walcourt Road MK42 8TG 19 Oct 2018£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Walcourt Road MK42 8TG 9 Feb 2018£195,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Walcourt Road MK42 8SL 17 Aug 2017£281,000 DetachedFreehold
72, Walcourt Road MK42 8TQ 22 Dec 2016£190,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Walcourt Road MK42 8TG 19 Aug 2016£171,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Walcourt Road MK42 8TG 12 Aug 2016£180,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Walcourt Road MK42 8SJ 15 Jul 2016£285,000 DetachedFreehold
66, Walcourt Road MK42 8TQ 21 Jun 2016£175,000 TerracedFreehold
91, Walcourt Road MK42 8TG 8 Apr 2016£190,000 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
72, Walcourt Road £190,000 (Dec 2016) → £240,000 (Dec 2025) +26%
over 9 yrs
62, Walcourt Road £100,000 (Nov 2021) → £295,000 (Nov 2024) +195%
over 3 yrs
66, Walcourt Road £175,000 (Jun 2016) → £220,000 (Apr 2021) +26%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Walcourt Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Camestone School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
St John's School 178 pupils Academy special converter 2–19 Good Report 0.3 mi
Cauldwell School 415 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Peter Pan Nursery School 118 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Grange Academy 161 pupils Academy special converter 5–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
Daubeney Academy 576 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Springfield Primary School 365 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Cherry Trees Nursery School 147 pupils Nursery 2–5 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 St Johns station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Bedford station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Dunkirk Close (adj, Walcourt Road) 1 min walk
  • Dunkirk Close (opp, Walcourt Road) 1 min walk
  • Savannah Close (opp, Walcourt Road) 4 min walk
  • Savannah Close (adj, Walcourt Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • King Street Surgery
    273 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford · 0.7 mi
  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 0.9 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 1.0 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Morrisons Cauldwell Bedford · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Cauldwell Bedford · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Kempston Bedford Rd Express · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Kempston Springfield Cent · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Janssen's Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Speedwell Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Britannia Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Mobile Dental Unit (north) · 0.6 mi
  • U H P The Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Kempston Dental Practice · 0.6 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.8%62.5%
Private rented27.9%20.3%
Social rented19.2%17.1%
Households671

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.1%64.1%
Aged 65+13.5%18.6%
Residents1,570

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 Walcourt Road

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White67.8%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.7%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.5%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%4.6%
Other ethnic group2.6%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian49.7%47.6%
No religion30.8%34.1%
Sikh6%2.2%
Muslim5.9%7.1%
Not answered4.3%5.8%
Hindu2.3%1.6%
Other religion0.9%1.1%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK68.3%78.6%
Born outside the UK31.7%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above26.1%34.7%
No qualifications21.2%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications16.6%16.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%10.4%
Level 2 qualifications12.5%13.5%
Apprenticeship5.9%5.6%
Other qualifications4.4%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health45.6%48.8%
Good health36.8%35%
Fair health13%11.8%
Bad health3.9%3.4%
Very bad health0.8%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household47.1%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household24.1%30.5%
No cars or vans in household23.5%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%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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