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Waveney Avenue, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Waveney Avenue, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/waveney-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK41 7ED, MK41 7EB, MK41 7DZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£333,596
26 sales
Price range
£160k – £750k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 Sep 2025
MK41 7ED

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At a glance

House prices£334k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station39 min walkBedford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 30 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

26 property sales on Waveney Avenue, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 23 Sep 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £282,071. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 54% semi-detached, 31% detached, 15% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Waveney Avenue range from £160,000 to £750,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Waveney Avenue compared

MK41 postcode area£369,012
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Waveney Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all MK41 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £210,000 (1 sales)2016£210k2017: £276,750 (4 sales)2017£277k2018: £320,000 (2 sales)2018£320k2019: £196,375 (4 sales)2019£196k2020: £360,000 (1 sales)2020£360k2021: £370,833 (3 sales)2021£371k2022: £485,750 (4 sales)2022£486k2023: £339,167 (3 sales)2023£339k2024: £374,333 (3 sales)2024£374k2025: £375,000 (1 sales)2025£375k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£282,07123 Sep 2025
Detached8£474,50030 Oct 2024
Terraced4£232,12515 Sep 2023

Sold prices on Waveney Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
41, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 23 Sep 2025£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Waveney Avenue MK41 7DZ 18 Mar 2025£400,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Waveney Avenue MK41 7EA 30 Oct 2024£485,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Waveney Avenue MK41 7EB 5 Aug 2024£318,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Waveney Avenue MK41 7EB 26 Jul 2024£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Waveney Avenue MK41 7EB 31 Oct 2023£327,500 DetachedFreehold
70, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 15 Sep 2023£290,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Waveney Avenue MK41 7DZ 1 Sep 2023£400,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Waveney Avenue MK41 7EA 4 Oct 2022£750,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 14 Jul 2022£592,000 DetachedFreehold
72, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 27 May 2022£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 11 Feb 2022£316,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Waveney Avenue MK41 7EB 29 Jun 2021£251,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 29 Jun 2021£322,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 11 Jun 2021£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 3 Mar 2021£516,500 DetachedFreehold
8, Waveney Avenue MK41 7DZ 28 May 2020£360,000 DetachedFreehold
88, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 12 Dec 2019£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 1 Nov 2019£221,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 2 Sep 2019£197,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Waveney Avenue MK41 7EB 27 Mar 2019£218,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Waveney Avenue MK41 7EB 26 Feb 2019£207,500 TerracedFreehold
25, Waveney Avenue MK41 7EB 18 Dec 2018£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Waveney Avenue MK41 7EB 29 Nov 2018£210,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Waveney Avenue MK41 7EB 16 Feb 2018£365,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 1 Dec 2017£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 6 Nov 2017£257,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 29 Aug 2017£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 29 Jun 2017£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
92, Waveney Avenue MK41 7ED 12 Aug 2016£210,000 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
41, Waveney Avenue £295,000 (Dec 2017) → £345,000 (Jun 2021) → £375,000 (Sep 2025) +27%
over 8 yrs
8, Waveney Avenue £360,000 (May 2020) → £400,000 (Sep 2023) → £400,000 (Mar 2025) +11%
over 5 yrs
70, Waveney Avenue £221,000 (Nov 2019) → £290,000 (Sep 2023) +31%
over 4 yrs
31, Waveney Avenue £322,000 (Jun 2021) → £592,000 (Jul 2022) +84%
over 1 yr
72, Waveney Avenue £197,000 (Sep 2019) → £285,000 (May 2022) +45%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Waveney Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brickhill Primary School 209 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Thomas More Catholic School 893 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
Scott Primary School & Nursery 469 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School 297 pupils Other independent school 0–7 Report 0.7 mi
Hazeldene School 443 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
The Hills Academy 442 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Mark Rutherford School 1,150 pupils Secondary 11–18 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi
Bedford Greenacre Independent School 775 pupils Other independent school 0–18 Report 1.0 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 1.9 mi · 39 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 5.1 mi · 1 hr 42 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lambourn Way (adj, Avon Drive) 3 min walk
  • Irthing Close (opp, Avon Drive) 3 min walk
  • Irthing Close (adj, Avon Drive) 3 min walk
  • Lambourn Way (opp, Avon Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Putnoe Medical Centre Partnership
    93 Queens Drive, Bedford · 1.1 mi
  • Goldington Avenue Surgery
    85 Goldington Avenue, Bedford · 1.1 mi
  • The De Parys Group
    Enhanced Services Centre, Bedford Health Village, Bedford · 1.3 mi
  • Linden Road Surgery
    13 Linden Road, Bedford · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily North Brickhill Avon Drive · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Bedford Brickhill Dr Express · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Bedford - Queens Drive · 1.1 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Bedford · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Jardines Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Well · 1.0 mi
  • Fairleys Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

  • Bedford Heights · 1.0 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit North · 1.3 mi
  • Dental Access Centre · 1.3 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 9 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.4%62.5%
Private rented9.6%20.3%
Social rented7.0%17.1%
Households584

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.6%64.1%
Aged 65+25.9%18.6%
Residents1,457

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 Waveney Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White82%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.8%12.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%4.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%5.3%
Other ethnic group1.1%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian54.5%47.6%
No religion31%34.1%
Not answered4.5%5.8%
Sikh4.3%2.2%
Hindu2.7%1.6%
Muslim2.2%7.1%
Buddhist0.7%0.3%
Other religion0.2%1.1%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK85%78.6%
Born outside the UK15%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above35.9%34.7%
No qualifications15.8%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications15.8%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications14.2%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%10.4%
Apprenticeship5.9%5.6%
Other qualifications2%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health45.6%48.8%
Good health37.2%35%
Fair health13.1%11.8%
Bad health3.4%3.4%
Very bad health0.7%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household38.9%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household36.8%30.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%11%
No cars or vans in household11.6%18.2%

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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