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Worcester Road, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Worcester Road, Bedford · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/worcester-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 0RY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£325,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£213,925
19 sales
Price range
£122k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Mar 2026
MK42 0RY

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At a glance

House prices£214k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station26 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold86% freeholdAcross 21 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

19 property sales on Worcester Road, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £325,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £220,667. 6 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 63% terraced, 21% semi-detached, 16% flat. Recorded sale prices on Worcester Road range from £121,575 to £325,000. 86% of homes sold here were freehold and 14% leasehold.

House prices on Worcester Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Worcester 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: £225,000 (1 sales)2016£225k2017: £189,000 (3 sales)2017£189k2018: £205,000 (1 sales)2018£205k2019: £195,000 (2 sales)2019£195k2020: £209,000 (3 sales)2020£209k2021: £205,000 (3 sales)2021£205k2022: £121,575 (1 sales)2022£122k2023: £262,500 (2 sales)2023£263k2024: £232,000 (2 sales)2024£232k2026: £325,000 (1 sales)2026£325k

Tenure: 86% freehold and 14% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£220,66716 Dec 2024
Semi-detached4£247,5006 Mar 2026
Flat3£142,1928 Nov 2022

Sold prices on Worcester Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 21 Aug 2026£333,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 6 Mar 2026£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 16 Dec 2024£214,000 TerracedFreehold
23A, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 20 Sep 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 12 Jun 2023£265,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 5 Apr 2023£260,000 TerracedFreehold
2B, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 8 Nov 2022£121,575 FlatLeasehold
2A, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 3 Sep 2021£160,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 31 Aug 2021£225,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 17 Mar 2021£230,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 18 Dec 2020£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 1 Sep 2020£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 10 Jun 2020£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 3 Jan 2020£212,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 20 Sep 2019£200,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 5 Jul 2019£190,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 8 Jun 2018£205,000 TerracedFreehold
2B, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 5 Dec 2017£145,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 20 Oct 2017£207,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 19 Jul 2017£215,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Worcester Road MK42 0RY 11 Nov 2016£225,000 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
2, Worcester Road £160,000 (Dec 2020) → £333,000 (Aug 2026) +108%
over 6 yrs
16, Worcester Road £215,000 (Sep 2020) → £325,000 (Mar 2026) +51%
over 6 yrs
8, Worcester Road £190,000 (Jul 2019) → £265,000 (Jun 2023) +39%
over 4 yrs
2B, Worcester Road £145,000 (Dec 2017) → £121,575 (Nov 2022) -16%
over 5 yrs
10, Worcester Road £205,000 (Jun 2018) → £225,000 (Aug 2021) +10%
over 3 yrs
17, Worcester Road £215,000 (Jul 2017) → £230,000 (Mar 2021) +7%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Worcester Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Elstow School 413 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Bedford Academy 1,480 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.4 mi
King's Oak Primary School 826 pupils Primary 1–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Shortstown Primary School 479 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Shackleton Primary School 487 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Cherry Trees Nursery School 147 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 1.0 mi
KWS School 18 pupils Other independent school 11–18 Report 1.2 mi
Bedford Girls' School 843 pupils Other independent school 7–18 Report 1.3 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 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Bedford station 2.0 mi · 39 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Harrowden Road Shops (o/s, Harrowden Road) 1 min walk
  • Harrowden Road Shops (opp, Harrowden Road) 2 min walk
  • Lovell Road link (N-bound) 2 min walk
  • Lovell Road South (NE-bound) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 0.9 mi
  • Bedoc Healthcare
    Unit 16, Stephenson Court, Bedford · 1.2 mi
  • The De Parys Group
    Enhanced Services Centre, Bedford Health Village, Bedford · 1.7 mi
  • Goldington Avenue Surgery
    85 Goldington Avenue, Bedford · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Shortstown North Drive · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco New Cardington Express · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Bedford Extra · 0.8 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Southgate Express Petrol · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pyramid Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Pyramid Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco In-store Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • London Road Health Centre · 0.9 mi
  • Idh Limited · 1.4 mi
  • Latchford And Latchford Specialist Dental Surgery · 1.4 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 4 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned65.3%62.5%
Private rented20.2%20.3%
Social rented14.0%17.1%
Households643

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.5%64.1%
Aged 65+12.2%18.6%
Residents1,641

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 Worcester Road

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White69.7%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.9%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.7%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%4.6%
Other ethnic group2.6%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian50.5%47.6%
No religion28.7%34.1%
Muslim10.2%7.1%
Not answered6.7%5.8%
Hindu1.3%1.6%
Sikh1.3%2.2%
Other religion0.6%1.1%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK71.2%78.6%
Born outside the UK28.8%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above26.7%34.7%
No qualifications19.6%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications16.2%16.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%10.4%
Level 2 qualifications12.9%13.5%
Apprenticeship7.3%5.6%
Other qualifications3.8%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health47.1%48.8%
Good health36.6%35%
Fair health12.1%11.8%
Bad health3.2%3.4%
Very bad health1%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household41.3%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household30%30.5%
No cars or vans in household19.2%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%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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