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Elder Way, Ampthill, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Elder Way, Ampthill, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-central-bedfordshire/elder-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK45 2HN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£599,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2018)
£406,766
28 sales
Price range
£126k – £610k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Dec 2025
MK45 2HN

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At a glance

House prices£407k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station23 min walkFlitwick station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold76% freeholdAcross 29 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

28 property sales on Elder Way, Ampthill, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £599,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £348,367. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 61% semi-detached, 36% detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Elder Way range from £126,000 to £610,000. 76% of homes sold here were freehold and 24% leasehold.

House prices on Elder Way compared

MK45 postcode area£428,139
Bedford£418,593
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2018: £479,667 (3 sales)2018£480k2019: £315,494 (11 sales)2019£315k2020: £407,500 (4 sales)2020£408k2021: £421,833 (6 sales)2021£422k2022: £520,000 (1 sales)2022£520k2023: £590,000 (1 sales)2023£590k2024: £610,000 (1 sales)2024£610k2025: £599,000 (1 sales)2025£599k

Tenure: 76% freehold and 24% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£348,36728 Apr 2022
Detached10£534,11917 Dec 2025
Terraced1£126,00030 Apr 2021

Sold prices on Elder Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
31, Elder Way MK45 2HN 17 Dec 2025£599,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Elder Way MK45 2HN 7 Nov 2025£395,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Elder Way MK45 2HN 15 Aug 2024£610,000 DetachedFreehold
73, Elder Way MK45 2HN 18 Dec 2023£590,000 DetachedFreehold
71, Elder Way MK45 2HN 28 Apr 2022£520,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Elder Way MK45 2HN 30 Jun 2021£540,000 Detached New buildFreehold
21, Elder Way MK45 2HN 23 Jun 2021£530,000 Detached New buildFreehold
4, Elder Way MK45 2HN 30 Apr 2021£126,000 TerracedLeasehold
23, Elder Way MK45 2HN 26 Feb 2021£417,500 Detached New buildFreehold
19, Elder Way MK45 2HN 19 Feb 2021£500,000 Detached New buildFreehold
33, Elder Way MK45 2HN 17 Feb 2021£417,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
27, Elder Way MK45 2HN 16 Dec 2020£400,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
29, Elder Way MK45 2HN 16 Dec 2020£417,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
25, Elder Way MK45 2HN 14 Dec 2020£417,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
35, Elder Way MK45 2HN 30 Oct 2020£395,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
57, Elder Way MK45 2HN 14 Nov 2019£162,000 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
20, Elder Way MK45 2HN 31 Oct 2019£182,250 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
55, Elder Way MK45 2HN 18 Oct 2019£182,250 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
59, Elder Way MK45 2HN 16 Oct 2019£202,500 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
26, Elder Way MK45 2HN 20 Sep 2019£385,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
28, Elder Way MK45 2HN 19 Sep 2019£395,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
22, Elder Way MK45 2HN 18 Sep 2019£141,750 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
53, Elder Way MK45 2HN 30 Aug 2019£162,000 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
67, Elder Way MK45 2HN 31 May 2019£595,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
30, Elder Way MK45 2HN 16 May 2019£576,196 Detached New buildFreehold
65, Elder Way MK45 2HN 18 Feb 2019£485,495 Detached New buildFreehold
73, Elder Way MK45 2HN 7 Dec 2018£493,000 Detached New buildFreehold
69, Elder Way MK45 2HN 30 Nov 2018£474,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
71, Elder Way MK45 2HN 30 Nov 2018£472,000 Semi-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
31, Elder Way £540,000 (Jun 2021) → £599,000 (Dec 2025) +11%
over 4 yrs
30, Elder Way £576,196 (May 2019) → £610,000 (Aug 2024) +6%
over 5 yrs
73, Elder Way £493,000 (Dec 2018) → £590,000 (Dec 2023) +20%
over 5 yrs
71, Elder Way £472,000 (Nov 2018) → £520,000 (Apr 2022) +10%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Elder Way

Crime

61 crimes were reported within about a mile of Elder Way in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences16
Anti-social behaviour15
Criminal damage & arson13
Vehicle crime7
Other theft3
Burglary2

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

Flood risk

Elder Way is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • River Ivel in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire 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 Elder Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Redborne Upper School and Community College 1,657 pupils Secondary 13–18 Good Report 0.1 mi
Russell Lower School 437 pupils Primary 5–9 Report 0.5 mi
Alameda Middle School 720 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 0.5 mi
The Firs Lower School 350 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 0.5 mi
Templefield Lower School 290 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 1.1 mi
Kingsmoor Lower School 167 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 1.2 mi
Woodland Middle School Academy 645 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 1.2 mi
Flitwick Lower School 336 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 1.4 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 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
  • Millbrook (Beds) station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk
  • Lidlington station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Linden Row (SE-bound) 1 min walk
  • Linden Row (NW-bound) 1 min walk
  • Grange Road (opp, Flitwick Road) 3 min walk
  • Aragon Road (opp) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Houghton Close Surgery
    1 Houghton Close, Ampthill, Bedford · 0.4 mi
  • Greensand Surgery (Ampthill)
    The Health Centre, 57 Oliver Street, Bedford · 0.4 mi
  • Flitwick Surgery
    Highlands, Flitwick, Bedford · 1.1 mi
  • Marston Forest Healthcare
    59 Bedford Road, Marston Moretaine, Bedford · 3.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Flitwick · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Ampthill Road · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Ampthill Church Street · 0.8 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Ampthill · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • W Cheeseman & Son Ltd · 0.8 mi
  • The Highlands Pharmacy Ltd · 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Saxby Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • Flitwick Clinic · 1.1 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 skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.5%62.5%
Private rented7.6%20.3%
Social rented6.9%17.1%
Households738

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.1%64.1%
Aged 65+20.7%18.6%
Residents1,794

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 Elder Way

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White95.4%90.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%3.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Christian49.4%47.9%
No religion41.7%42.8%
Not answered6.8%5.4%
Muslim0.7%1.3%
Sikh0.6%0.5%
Other religion0.4%0.5%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Hindu0.1%1%

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK93.7%89%
Born outside the UK6.3%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above39.5%33.2%
Level 3 qualifications18.3%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications14.5%14.7%
No qualifications10.5%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%10.4%
Apprenticeship5.9%5.9%
Other qualifications2.3%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health54.8%50.4%
Good health32.2%34.5%
Fair health11.1%11.3%
Bad health1.6%3%
Very bad health0.2%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
2 cars or vans in household41%36.4%
1 car or van in household37.8%38.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%13.8%
No cars or vans in household8.7%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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