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Butler Drive, Lidlington, Bedford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for MK43 0UQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£325,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£360,025
20 sales
Price range
£158k – £510k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Jun 2026
MK43 0UQ

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At a glance

House prices£360k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station4 min walkLidlington station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold95% 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

20 property sales on Butler Drive, Lidlington, 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 £304,250. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 40% terraced, 35% detached, 20% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Butler Drive range from £157,500 to £510,000. 95% of homes sold here were freehold and 5% leasehold.

House prices on Butler Drive compared

MK43 postcode area£422,771
Bedford£418,593
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Butler Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all MK43 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £380,000 (1 sales)2016£380k2017: £341,000 (2 sales)2017£341k2018: £426,667 (3 sales)2018£427k2019: £299,250 (4 sales)2019£299k2021: £385,500 (3 sales)2021£386k2022: £369,500 (2 sales)2022£370k2024: £322,500 (2 sales)2024£323k2025: £398,000 (2 sales)2025£398k2026: £325,000 (1 sales)2026£325k

Tenure: 95% freehold and 5% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced8£304,2505 Jun 2026
Detached7£444,1437 Mar 2025
Semi-detached4£375,00030 Jun 2022
Flat1£157,5005 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Butler Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 5 Jun 2026£325,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 7 Mar 2025£475,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 24 Jan 2025£321,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 5 Jul 2024£157,500 FlatLeasehold
21, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 4 Jul 2024£487,500 DetachedFreehold
29, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 30 Jun 2022£407,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 26 Jan 2022£332,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 9 Apr 2021£436,500 DetachedFreehold
28, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 19 Mar 2021£295,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 8 Jan 2021£425,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 1 Nov 2019£272,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 21 Jun 2019£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 18 Apr 2019£323,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 25 Jan 2019£287,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 22 Nov 2018£510,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 7 Aug 2018£315,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 3 May 2018£455,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 7 Sep 2017£395,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 8 May 2017£415,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 15 Mar 2017£287,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Butler Drive MK43 0UQ 16 Sep 2016£380,000 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
1, Butler Drive £287,000 (Jan 2019) → £332,000 (Jan 2022) +16%
over 3 yrs
28, Butler Drive £287,000 (Mar 2017) → £295,000 (Mar 2021) +3%
over 4 yrs
17, Butler Drive £415,000 (May 2017) → £395,000 (Sep 2017) -5%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Butler Drive

Crime

1 crime was reported within about a mile of Butler Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Butler Drive is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Ivel in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire Flood alert area
  • River Ouzel in Central Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Butler Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lidlington Primary School 92 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Marston Moreteyne VC School 624 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 1.4 mi
Ridgmont Lower School 11 pupils Primary 3–9 Requires improvement Report 2.3 mi
Marston Vale Middle School 563 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 2.6 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

  • Lidlington station 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • Millbrook (Beds) station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Ridgmont station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Great Farm Close (opp) 2 min walk
  • Great Farm Close (adj) 2 min walk
  • Oak Gardens (opp, Church Street) 3 min walk
  • Oak Gardens (adj, Church Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Marston Forest Healthcare
    59 Bedford Road, Marston Moretaine, Bedford · 1.6 mi
  • Greensand Surgery (Ampthill)
    The Health Centre, 57 Oliver Street, Bedford · 2.8 mi
  • Houghton Close Surgery
    1 Houghton Close, Ampthill, Bedford · 2.9 mi
  • Flitwick Surgery
    Highlands, Flitwick, Bedford · 3.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Marston Moretaine · 1.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Marston Moretaine · 1.7 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Ampthill · 2.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Ampthill Church Street · 2.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Mclaren Pharmacy · 1.6 mi

Dentists

  • Marston Dental Practice · 1.7 mi
  • Saxby Dental Surgery · 2.7 mi
  • Cranfield Dental Practice · 3.0 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 7 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.2%62.5%
Private rented10.3%20.3%
Social rented12.4%17.1%
Households659

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.5%64.1%
Aged 65+16.0%18.6%
Residents1,663

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 networks79%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks88%92%

Share of homes across Central Bedfordshire 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 Butler Drive

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White96.1%90.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%3.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Christian46.5%47.9%
No religion45.4%42.8%
Not answered6%5.4%
Muslim0.7%1.3%
Other religion0.5%0.5%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Jewish0.3%–
Hindu0.2%1%

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK92.8%89%
Born outside the UK7.2%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above35.4%33.2%
Level 3 qualifications18.7%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications14.1%14.7%
No qualifications13.2%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%10.4%
Apprenticeship6.1%5.9%
Other qualifications1.7%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health49.7%50.4%
Good health35.6%34.5%
Fair health11.6%11.3%
Bad health2.3%3%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
2 cars or vans in household41%36.4%
1 car or van in household36.3%38.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household17.1%13.8%
No cars or vans in household5.6%11.3%

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 Central Bedfordshire.

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