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Tavistock Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Tavistock Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-central-bedfordshire/tavistock-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK45 2RW, MK45 2RY, MK45 2RN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£525,875
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£426,850
30 sales
Price range
£198k – £811k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 May 2026
MK45 2RN

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At a glance

House prices£526k average26% above the Bedford average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% 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 station24 min walkFlitwick station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 32 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

30 property sales on Tavistock Avenue, Ampthill, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £525,875. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £526,188. That is 26% above the Bedford average of £418,593 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 53% detached, 40% terraced, 7% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Tavistock Avenue range from £198,000 to £811,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 176 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, Tavistock Avenue ranks 35th for average price.

House prices on Tavistock Avenue compared

Tavistock Avenue£525,875
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: £198,000 (1 sales)2016£198k2017: £320,000 (2 sales)2017£320k2018: £360,000 (1 sales)2018£360k2019: £359,417 (6 sales)2019£359k2020: £292,167 (3 sales)2020£292k2021: £534,000 (4 sales)2021£534k2022: £403,333 (3 sales)2022£403k2023: £735,000 (1 sales)2023£735k2024: £447,500 (4 sales)2024£448k2025: £584,500 (3 sales)2025£585k2026: £475,000 (2 sales)2026£475k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 32 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached16£526,1887 May 2026
Terraced12£311,79216 Jan 2026
Semi-detached2£322,50019 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Tavistock Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RN 7 May 2026£480,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 16 Jan 2026£470,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RN 28 Nov 2025£553,500 DetachedFreehold
32, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RY 14 Nov 2025£25,000 OtherFreehold
44, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RY 7 Nov 2025£600,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RY 27 Jan 2025£600,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RY 10 Dec 2024£525,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 2 Aug 2024£275,000 TerracedFreehold
50, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RY 24 May 2024£570,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RY 16 May 2024£420,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RY 24 Jul 2023£735,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 1 Sep 2022£425,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RN 13 May 2022£495,000 DetachedFreehold
67, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 18 Feb 2022£290,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RY 28 Sep 2021£560,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RY 25 Jun 2021£490,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RN 23 Jun 2021£811,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 19 Mar 2021£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 3 Dec 2020£270,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 20 Nov 2020£257,500 TerracedFreehold
75, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 24 Jul 2020£349,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RY 25 Oct 2019£502,500 DetachedFreehold
60, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2UQ 27 Aug 2019£230,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RY 24 May 2019£335,000 DetachedFreehold
57, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 5 Apr 2019£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 18 Feb 2019£337,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RY 12 Feb 2019£382,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RY 30 Jan 2019£350,000 DetachedFreehold
55, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 27 Mar 2018£360,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 20 Jul 2017£385,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 19 Jun 2017£255,000 TerracedFreehold
79, Tavistock Avenue MK45 2RW 6 May 2016£198,000 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
47, Tavistock Avenue £337,000 (Feb 2019) → £425,000 (Sep 2022) → £470,000 (Jan 2026) +39%
over 7 yrs
32, Tavistock Avenue £502,500 (Oct 2019) → £25,000 (Nov 2025) -95%
over 6 yrs
4, Tavistock Avenue £382,000 (Feb 2019) → £525,000 (Dec 2024) +37%
over 6 yrs
69, Tavistock Avenue £255,000 (Jun 2017) → £270,000 (Dec 2020) +6%
over 3 yrs
48, Tavistock Avenue £350,000 (Jan 2019) → £335,000 (May 2019) -4%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Tavistock Avenue

Crime

59 crimes were reported within about a mile of Tavistock Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences15
Anti-social behaviour14
Criminal damage & arson11
Vehicle crime8
Other theft3
Public order3

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

Flood risk

Tavistock Avenue 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 Tavistock Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Redborne Upper School and Community College 1,657 pupils Secondary 13–18 Good Report 0.2 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
Russell Lower School 437 pupils Primary 5–9 Report 0.6 mi
Templefield Lower School 290 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 1.1 mi
Woodland Middle School Academy 645 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 1.2 mi
Kingsmoor Lower School 167 pupils Primary 2–9 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 · 24 min walk
  • Millbrook (Beds) station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Lidlington station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wagstaff Way (on, Wagstaff Way) 2 min walk
  • Grange Road (opp, Flitwick Road) 2 min walk
  • Grange Road (adj, Flitwick Road) 2 min walk
  • Linden Row (SE-bound) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Houghton Close Surgery
    1 Houghton Close, Ampthill, Bedford · 0.5 mi
  • Greensand Surgery (Ampthill)
    The Health Centre, 57 Oliver Street, Bedford · 0.5 mi
  • Flitwick Surgery
    Highlands, Flitwick, Bedford · 1.1 mi
  • Marston Forest Healthcare
    59 Bedford Road, Marston Moretaine, Bedford · 3.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Flitwick · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Ampthill Road · 0.4 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 · 1.3 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 skills8 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 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
Owned85.1%62.5%
Private rented7.6%20.3%
Social rented7.3%17.1%
Households866

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.2%64.1%
Aged 65+12.4%18.6%
Residents2,329

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 Tavistock Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White95%90.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%3.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%2.4%
Other ethnic group0%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Christian48.4%47.9%
No religion46%42.8%
Not answered4%5.4%
Hindu0.4%1%
Muslim0.4%1.3%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Other religion0.3%0.5%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK95.3%89%
Born outside the UK4.7%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above42.6%33.2%
Level 3 qualifications20.7%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications15%14.7%
No qualifications8.3%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%10.4%
Apprenticeship5%5.9%
Other qualifications1.7%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health60%50.4%
Good health30.5%34.5%
Fair health7.7%11.3%
Bad health1.4%3%
Very bad health0.4%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
2 cars or vans in household41.8%36.4%
1 car or van in household36.6%38.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household16.4%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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