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The Lawns, Cranfield, Bedford

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£395,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£251,810
29 sales
Price range
£192k – £395k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Nov 2025
MK43 0YN

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At a glance

House prices£252k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station52 min walkLidlington station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold83% leaseholdAcross 30 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

29 property sales on The Lawns, Cranfield, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £395,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £236,604. Average sale prices rose from £223,687 in 2017 to £328,333 in 2025 (+47%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 9 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 86% semi-detached, 14% detached. Recorded sale prices on The Lawns range from £191,950 to £395,000. 17% of homes sold here were freehold and 83% leasehold.

House prices on The Lawns compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £223,687 (19 sales)2017£224k2018: £309,950 (1 sales)2018£310k2020: £219,500 (1 sales)2020£220k2022: £312,750 (2 sales)2022£313k2023: £260,000 (1 sales)2023£260k2024: £326,250 (2 sales)2024£326k2025: £328,333 (3 sales)2025£328k

Tenure: 17% freehold and 83% leasehold across 30 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached25£236,60412 Sep 2025
Detached4£346,85010 Nov 2025

Sold prices on The Lawns

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, The Lawns MK43 0YN 10 Nov 2025£395,000 DetachedFreehold
1A, The Lawns MK43 0YN 12 Sep 2025£305,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
17, The Lawns MK43 0YN 25 Jul 2025£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, The Lawns MK43 0YN 19 Aug 2024£367,500 DetachedLeasehold
6, The Lawns MK43 0YN 9 Feb 2024£285,000 OtherFreehold
6, The Lawns MK43 0YN 9 Feb 2024£285,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
18, The Lawns MK43 0YN 28 Apr 2023£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, The Lawns MK43 0YN 22 Dec 2022£310,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
2, The Lawns MK43 0YN 24 Jun 2022£315,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
12, The Lawns MK43 0YN 18 Aug 2020£219,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
1, The Lawns MK43 0YN 25 May 2018£309,950 Detached New buildFreehold
1A, The Lawns MK43 0YN 15 Dec 2017£249,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
2, The Lawns MK43 0YN 15 Dec 2017£249,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
3, The Lawns MK43 0YN 27 Oct 2017£247,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
4, The Lawns MK43 0YN 27 Oct 2017£247,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
5, The Lawns MK43 0YN 27 Oct 2017£194,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
6, The Lawns MK43 0YN 29 Sep 2017£196,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
9, The Lawns MK43 0YN 29 Sep 2017£193,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
10, The Lawns MK43 0YN 28 Sep 2017£196,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
12, The Lawns MK43 0YN 28 Sep 2017£193,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
14, The Lawns MK43 0YN 15 Sep 2017£224,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
15, The Lawns MK43 0YN 15 Sep 2017£224,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
11, The Lawns MK43 0YN 31 Aug 2017£194,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
16, The Lawns MK43 0YN 31 Aug 2017£219,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
17, The Lawns MK43 0YN 31 Aug 2017£219,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
7, The Lawns MK43 0YN 31 Aug 2017£246,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
8, The Lawns MK43 0YN 25 Aug 2017£246,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
18, The Lawns MK43 0YN 30 Jun 2017£191,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
19, The Lawns MK43 0YN 30 Jun 2017£191,950 Semi-detached New buildLeasehold
20, The Lawns MK43 0YN 30 Jun 2017£314,950 Detached New buildLeasehold

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, The Lawns £309,950 (May 2018) → £395,000 (Nov 2025) +27%
over 7 yrs
1A, The Lawns £249,950 (Dec 2017) → £305,000 (Sep 2025) +22%
over 8 yrs
17, The Lawns £219,950 (Aug 2017) → £285,000 (Jul 2025) +30%
over 8 yrs
20, The Lawns £314,950 (Jun 2017) → £367,500 (Aug 2024) +17%
over 7 yrs
6, The Lawns £196,950 (Sep 2017) → £285,000 (Feb 2024) +45%
over 6 yrs
18, The Lawns £191,950 (Jun 2017) → £260,000 (Apr 2023) +35%
over 6 yrs
3, The Lawns £247,950 (Oct 2017) → £310,000 (Dec 2022) +25%
over 5 yrs
2, The Lawns £249,950 (Dec 2017) → £315,500 (Jun 2022) +26%
over 5 yrs
12, The Lawns £193,950 (Sep 2017) → £219,500 (Aug 2020) +13%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near The Lawns

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cranfield Church of England Academy 511 pupils Primary Church of England 2–9 Good Report 0.3 mi
Holywell School 668 pupils Middle deemed secondary Church of England 9–13 Report 0.5 mi
Lidlington Primary School 92 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 2.6 mi
North Crawley CofE School 28 pupils Primary Church of England 4–7 Report 2.6 mi
St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary 489 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 2.7 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 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • Ridgmont station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Aspley Guise station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Townsend Close (opp, High Street) 5 min walk
  • Townsend Close (adj, High Street) 5 min walk
  • War Memorial (opp, High Street) 6 min walk
  • War Memorial (adj, High Street) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Marston Forest Healthcare
    59 Bedford Road, Marston Moretaine, Bedford · 2.6 mi
  • Brooklands Health Centre
    Montague Crescent, Brooklands, Milton Keynes · 3.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Cranfield - High Street · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Cranfield · 0.7 mi
  • Budgens Budgens - Cranfield · 0.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op FR Cranfield · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Dr Allen Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Cranfield Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • College Road (dental Surgery) · 1.1 mi
  • Marston Dental Practice · 2.8 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 9 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
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.9%62.5%
Private rented4.7%20.3%
Social rented6.3%17.1%
Households506

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.2%64.1%
Aged 65+8.7%18.6%
Residents1,339

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 The Lawns

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White87.4%90.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.9%3.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%2.4%
Other ethnic group1.9%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Christian44.8%47.9%
No religion43.1%42.8%
Not answered7.1%5.4%
Muslim2%1.3%
Buddhist0.9%0.3%
Other religion0.9%0.5%
Hindu0.4%1%
Jewish0.4%–

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK88.5%89%
Born outside the UK11.5%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above39.3%33.2%
Level 3 qualifications23.4%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.7%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%10.4%
No qualifications6.7%15%
Apprenticeship5.7%5.9%
Other qualifications1.6%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health58.2%50.4%
Good health31.2%34.5%
Fair health8.6%11.3%
Bad health1.9%3%
Very bad health0.1%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
2 cars or vans in household50.5%36.4%
1 car or van in household31.8%38.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.4%13.8%
No cars or vans in household3.4%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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