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Wood Lane, Cotton End, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wood Lane, Cotton End, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/wood-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK45 3AJ, MK45 3AP, MK45 3AN.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£322,891
23 sales
Price range
£210k – £465k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 May 2025
MK45 3AJ

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At a glance

House prices£323k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 5 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 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

23 property sales on Wood Lane, Cotton End, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 8 May 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £290,750. Average sale prices rose from £209,998 in 2016 to £355,500 in 2025 (+69%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 70% semi-detached, 30% detached. Recorded sale prices on Wood Lane range from £209,995 to £465,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Wood Lane compared

MK45 postcode area£428,139
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Wood Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all MK45 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £209,998 (2 sales)2016£210k2017: £335,000 (1 sales)2017£335k2018: £276,000 (1 sales)2018£276k2019: £280,500 (2 sales)2019£281k2020: £347,333 (6 sales)2020£347k2021: £316,500 (3 sales)2021£317k2022: £460,000 (1 sales)2022£460k2023: £315,000 (3 sales)2023£315k2024: £342,500 (2 sales)2024£343k2025: £355,500 (2 sales)2025£356k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£290,7508 May 2025
Detached7£396,35710 Jun 2022

Sold prices on Wood Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Rose Cottage, 32, Wood Lane MK45 3AN 3 Sep 2026£240,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Wood Lane MK45 3AJ 8 May 2025£306,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Wood Lane MK45 3AJ 13 Feb 2025£405,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Wood Lane MK45 3AP 27 Jun 2024£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Wood Lane MK45 3AJ 8 Mar 2024£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Wood Lane MK45 3AP 24 Oct 2023£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Wood Lane MK45 3AJ 25 Jul 2023£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Wood Lane MK45 3AP 13 Mar 2023£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32A, Wood Lane MK45 3AN 10 Jun 2022£460,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Wood Lane MK45 3AP 3 Dec 2021£372,500 DetachedFreehold
63, Wood Lane MK45 3AP 4 May 2021£265,000 DetachedFreehold
37A, Wood Lane MK45 3AW 5 Mar 2021£312,000 DetachedFreehold
7A, Wood Lane MK45 3AJ 18 Dec 2020£440,000 DetachedFreehold
30A, Wood Lane MK45 3AN 31 Jul 2020£214,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Wood Lane MK45 3AP 28 Feb 2020£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Wood Lane MK45 3AJ 14 Feb 2020£460,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Wood Lane MK45 3AJ 7 Feb 2020£465,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Wood Lane MK45 3AJ 6 Jan 2020£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Wood Lane MK45 3AP 18 Dec 2019£311,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Wood Lane MK45 3AP 29 Aug 2019£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Wood Lane MK45 3AJ 11 May 2018£276,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Wood Lane MK45 3AJ 17 Mar 2017£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Wood Lane MK45 3AJ 19 Aug 2016£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Wood Lane MK45 3AW 8 Apr 2016£209,995 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
23, Wood Lane £210,000 (Aug 2016) → £335,000 (Mar 2017) +60%
over under a year

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Schools near Wood Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cotton End Forest School 435 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.1 mi
Shortstown Primary School 479 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.3 mi
Wilstead Primary School Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.6 mi
Lakeview School 436 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.9 mi
Elstow School 413 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 2.0 mi
Haynes Lower School 136 pupils Primary 2–9 Good Report 2.0 mi
Bedford Academy 1,480 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 2.2 mi
King's Oak Primary School 826 pupils Primary 1–11 Good Report 2.5 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 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
  • Bedford station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Bell (adj) 2 min walk
  • The Bell (opp, High Road) 3 min walk
  • Bunkers Drive (W-bound) 3 min walk
  • High Road (S-bound, High Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bedoc Healthcare
    Unit 16, Stephenson Court, Bedford · 2.3 mi
  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 2.9 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 3.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Shortstown North Drive · 1.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco New Cardington Express · 1.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op FR Wixams · 1.9 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Bedford BP · 2.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pyramid Pharmacy · 1.4 mi
  • Wilstead Pharmacy · 1.7 mi
  • Pyramid Pharmacy · 2.0 mi

Dentists

  • London Road Health Centre · 2.9 mi
  • Idh Limited · 3.4 mi
  • Latchford And Latchford Specialist Dental Surgery · 3.5 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 5 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services1 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned60.7%62.5%
Private rented21.5%20.3%
Social rented17.8%17.1%
Households483

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.0%64.1%
Aged 65+19.8%18.6%
Residents1,157

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 Wood Lane

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White90.9%75.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%4.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%5.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%12.6%
Other ethnic group1%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian49.6%47.6%
No religion43%34.1%
Not answered4.6%5.8%
Sikh1%2.2%
Other religion0.8%1.1%
Muslim0.5%7.1%
Hindu0.4%1.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK91%78.6%
Born outside the UK9%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above28.8%34.7%
No qualifications17.4%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications16%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.6%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%10.4%
Apprenticeship7.9%5.6%
Other qualifications2.3%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health47.8%48.8%
Good health36.3%35%
Fair health12.5%11.8%
Bad health2.8%3.4%
Very bad health0.6%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household35.3%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household33.3%30.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household21.5%11%
No cars or vans in household9.9%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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