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Darwin Croft, Flitwick, Bedford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for MK45 1GL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£481,250
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£476,084
41 sales
Price range
£245k – £695k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Jan 2026
MK45 1GL

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At a glance

House prices£481k average15% above the Bedford average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station17 min walkFlitwick station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 47 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

41 property sales on Darwin Croft, Flitwick, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £481,250. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £533,222. Average sale prices rose from £415,583 in 2016 to £481,250 in 2026 (+16%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 15% above the Bedford average of £418,593 over the same period. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 11 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 66% detached, 17% terraced, 15% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Darwin Croft range from £245,000 to £695,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 176 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, Darwin Croft ranks 47th for average price.

House prices on Darwin Croft compared

Darwin Croft£481,250
MK45 postcode area£428,139
Bedford£418,593
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all MK45 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £415,583 (12 sales)2016£416k2017: £501,346 (13 sales)2017£501k2018: £350,000 (1 sales)2018£350k2019: £488,489 (5 sales)2019£488k2020: £645,000 (1 sales)2020£645k2021: £350,000 (1 sales)2021£350k2022: £430,000 (1 sales)2022£430k2023: £660,000 (3 sales)2023£660k2024: £460,000 (1 sales)2024£460k2025: £395,000 (1 sales)2025£395k2026: £481,250 (2 sales)2026£481k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 47 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached27£533,22213 Jan 2026
Terraced7£359,2869 Jan 2026
Semi-detached6£393,74212 Dec 2024
Flat1£245,00025 Nov 2016

Sold prices on Darwin Croft

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
11, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 13 Jan 2026£540,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 9 Jan 2026£422,500 TerracedFreehold
10, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 13 Oct 2025£395,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 12 Dec 2024£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 2 Nov 2023£695,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 2 Oct 2023£610,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 20 Sep 2023£675,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 31 Aug 2022£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 26 Feb 2021£350,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 23 Jun 2020£645,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 13 Dec 2019£579,995 DetachedFreehold
17, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 12 Dec 2019£399,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 12 Dec 2019£387,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
15, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 6 Dec 2019£655,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 30 Oct 2019£535,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 30 Oct 2019£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 30 Oct 2019£465,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 28 Jun 2019£420,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 27 Feb 2018£350,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 28 Apr 2017£480,000 Detached New buildFreehold
38, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 28 Apr 2017£595,000 Detached New buildFreehold
32, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 27 Apr 2017£582,500 Detached New buildFreehold
34, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 13 Apr 2017£480,000 Detached New buildFreehold
20, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 31 Mar 2017£475,000 Detached New buildFreehold
24, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 31 Mar 2017£595,000 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 31 Mar 2017£480,000 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 3 Mar 2017£535,000 Detached New buildFreehold
22, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 24 Feb 2017£515,000 Detached New buildFreehold
26, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 24 Feb 2017£415,000 Detached New buildFreehold
11, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 16 Feb 2017£395,000 Detached New buildFreehold
30, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 27 Jan 2017£565,000 Detached New buildFreehold
28, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 25 Jan 2017£405,000 Detached New buildFreehold
18, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 16 Dec 2016£557,500 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 15 Dec 2016£485,000 Detached New buildFreehold
16, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 8 Dec 2016£550,000 Detached New buildFreehold
4, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 30 Nov 2016£464,995 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 30 Nov 2016£330,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
6, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 28 Nov 2016£330,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
1, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 25 Nov 2016£510,000 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 25 Nov 2016£337,500 Terraced New buildFreehold
12, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 25 Nov 2016£245,000 Flat New buildFreehold
5, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 25 Nov 2016£345,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 27 Oct 2016£340,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
15, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 25 Oct 2016£535,000 Detached New buildFreehold
17, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 25 Oct 2016£295,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
21, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 25 Oct 2016£465,000 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Darwin Croft MK45 1GL 14 Oct 2016£492,000 Detached New buildFreehold

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
11, Darwin Croft £395,000 (Feb 2017) → £420,000 (Jun 2019) → £540,000 (Jan 2026) +37%
over 9 yrs
6, Darwin Croft £330,000 (Nov 2016) → £350,000 (Feb 2021) → £422,500 (Jan 2026) +28%
over 9 yrs
10, Darwin Croft £337,500 (Nov 2016) → £350,000 (Feb 2018) → £395,000 (Oct 2025) +17%
over 9 yrs
17, Darwin Croft £295,000 (Oct 2016) → £295,000 (Oct 2019) → £399,950 (Dec 2019) → £460,000 (Dec 2024) +56%
over 8 yrs
24, Darwin Croft £595,000 (Mar 2017) → £695,000 (Nov 2023) +17%
over 7 yrs
34, Darwin Croft £480,000 (Apr 2017) → £610,000 (Oct 2023) +27%
over 6 yrs
30, Darwin Croft £565,000 (Jan 2017) → £675,000 (Sep 2023) +19%
over 7 yrs
19, Darwin Croft £387,500 (Dec 2019) → £430,000 (Aug 2022) +11%
over 3 yrs
16, Darwin Croft £550,000 (Dec 2016) → £645,000 (Jun 2020) +17%
over 4 yrs
21, Darwin Croft £465,000 (Oct 2016) → £465,000 (Oct 2019) → £579,995 (Dec 2019) +25%
over 3 yrs
15, Darwin Croft £535,000 (Oct 2016) → £535,000 (Oct 2019) → £655,000 (Dec 2019) +22%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Darwin Croft

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Woodland Middle School Academy 645 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 0.7 mi
Redborne Upper School and Community College 1,657 pupils Secondary 13–18 Good Report 0.7 mi
Templefield Lower School 290 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 0.7 mi
Flitwick Lower School 336 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 1.0 mi
Kingsmoor Lower School 167 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 1.0 mi
Alameda Middle School 720 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 1.1 mi
The Firs Lower School 350 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 1.1 mi
Russell Lower School 437 pupils Primary 5–9 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

  • Flitwick station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Lidlington station 2.9 mi · 59 min walk
  • Millbrook (Beds) station 3.0 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Churchill Drive (adj) 1 min walk
  • Churchill Drive (opp) 1 min walk
  • The Rufus Centre (o/s, Steppingley Road) 5 min walk
  • The Rufus Centre (opp, Steppingley Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Flitwick Surgery
    Highlands, Flitwick, Bedford · 0.8 mi
  • Houghton Close Surgery
    1 Houghton Close, Ampthill, Bedford · 1.1 mi
  • Greensand Surgery (Ampthill)
    The Health Centre, 57 Oliver Street, Bedford · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Ampthill Road · 0.3 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Flitwick · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Bedford Superstore · 0.8 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Flitwick · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • The Highlands Pharmacy Ltd · 0.8 mi
  • W Cheeseman & Son Ltd · 1.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Flitwick Clinic · 0.8 mi
  • Flitwick Dental Group · 0.9 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 10 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
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability9 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
Owned79.7%62.5%
Private rented15.0%20.3%
Social rented5.4%17.1%
Households1,043

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6470.0%64.1%
Aged 65+9.9%18.6%
Residents2,577

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 Darwin Croft

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White88.9%90.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.7%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%3%
Other ethnic group1.7%0.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%2.4%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
No religion45.4%42.8%
Christian43.8%47.9%
Not answered5.3%5.4%
Muslim2%1.3%
Hindu1.4%1%
Sikh1%0.5%
Other religion0.5%0.5%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK90.8%89%
Born outside the UK9.2%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above42.5%33.2%
Level 3 qualifications19.8%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%14.7%
No qualifications8.9%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%10.4%
Apprenticeship4.3%5.9%
Other qualifications2.1%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health58.3%50.4%
Good health31.9%34.5%
Fair health7.5%11.3%
Bad health1.7%3%
Very bad health0.6%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
1 car or van in household41.5%38.6%
2 cars or vans in household40%36.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.3%13.8%
No cars or vans in household5.3%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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