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The Meadows, Flitwick, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Meadows, Flitwick, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-central-bedfordshire/the-meadows/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK45 1XG, MK45 1XQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£292,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£224,067
30 sales
Price range
£155k – £325k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Aug 2026
MK45 1XG

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At a glance

House prices£293k average30% below the Bedford average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkFlitwick station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband85% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 33 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 The Meadows, Flitwick, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £292,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £219,308. Average sale prices rose from £198,100 in 2016 to £292,500 in 2026 (+48%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 30% below the Bedford average of £418,593 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 87% terraced, 10% semi-detached, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on The Meadows range from £155,000 to £325,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 176 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, The Meadows ranks 146th for average price.

House prices on The Meadows compared

The Meadows£292,500
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: £198,100 (5 sales)2016£198k2018: £265,000 (2 sales)2018£265k2019: £218,667 (6 sales)2019£219k2020: £195,000 (1 sales)2020£195k2021: £190,250 (6 sales)2021£190k2022: £233,000 (2 sales)2022£233k2023: £256,667 (3 sales)2023£257k2024: £212,000 (1 sales)2024£212k2025: £260,000 (2 sales)2025£260k2026: £292,500 (2 sales)2026£293k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 33 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced26£219,30814 Aug 2026
Semi-detached3£258,33325 Jul 2025
Detached1£245,0009 Nov 2023

Sold prices on The Meadows

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
59, The Meadows MK45 1XG 14 Aug 2026£315,000 TerracedFreehold
8, The Meadows MK45 1XQ 17 Apr 2026£270,000 TerracedFreehold
33, The Meadows MK45 1XG 6 Aug 2025£195,000 TerracedFreehold
61, The Meadows MK45 1XG 25 Jul 2025£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, The Meadows MK45 1XG 9 Dec 2024£190,000 TerracedFreehold
45, The Meadows MK45 1XG 5 Apr 2024£212,000 TerracedFreehold
57, The Meadows MK45 1XG 9 Nov 2023£245,000 DetachedFreehold
34, The Meadows MK45 1XQ 12 Jul 2023£270,000 TerracedFreehold
31, The Meadows MK45 1XG 1 Jun 2023£255,000 TerracedFreehold
12, The Meadows MK45 1XQ 6 Oct 2022£266,000 TerracedFreehold
31, The Meadows MK45 1XG 22 Apr 2022£200,000 TerracedFreehold
37, The Meadows MK45 1XG 16 Aug 2021£170,000 TerracedFreehold
39, The Meadows MK45 1XG 28 Jul 2021£172,000 TerracedFreehold
5, The Meadows MK45 1XG 14 Jul 2021£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, The Meadows MK45 1XQ 28 Apr 2021£227,500 TerracedFreehold
35, The Meadows MK45 1XG 23 Mar 2021£167,000 TerracedFreehold
10, The Meadows MK45 1XQ 25 Feb 2021£220,000 TerracedFreehold
9, The Meadows MK45 1XG 2 Oct 2020£195,000 TerracedFreehold
59, The Meadows MK45 1XG 12 Sep 2019£265,000 TerracedFreehold
41, The Meadows MK45 1XG 19 Jul 2019£190,000 TerracedFreehold
34, The Meadows MK45 1XQ 8 Apr 2019£215,000 TerracedFreehold
10, The Meadows MK45 1XQ 15 Mar 2019£225,000 TerracedFreehold
67, The Meadows MK45 1XG 8 Feb 2019£209,000 TerracedFreehold
55, The Meadows MK45 1XG 25 Jan 2019£208,000 TerracedFreehold
61, The Meadows MK45 1XG 30 Nov 2018£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, The Meadows MK45 1XG 26 Oct 2018£207,500 TerracedFreehold
22, The Meadows MK45 1XQ 18 May 2018£265,000 TerracedFreehold
36, The Meadows MK45 1XQ 9 Dec 2016£217,500 TerracedFreehold
33, The Meadows MK45 1XG 28 Oct 2016£155,000 TerracedFreehold
1, The Meadows MK45 1XG 31 Aug 2016£198,000 TerracedFreehold
6, The Meadows MK45 1XQ 20 May 2016£235,000 TerracedFreehold
17, The Meadows MK45 1XG 31 Mar 2016£185,000 TerracedFreehold
24, The Meadows MK45 1XQ 30 Mar 2016£165,000 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
59, The Meadows £265,000 (Sep 2019) → £315,000 (Aug 2026) +19%
over 7 yrs
33, The Meadows £155,000 (Oct 2016) → £195,000 (Aug 2025) +26%
over 9 yrs
61, The Meadows £265,000 (Nov 2018) → £325,000 (Jul 2025) +23%
over 7 yrs
34, The Meadows £215,000 (Apr 2019) → £227,500 (Apr 2021) → £270,000 (Jul 2023) +26%
over 4 yrs
31, The Meadows £200,000 (Apr 2022) → £255,000 (Jun 2023) +28%
over 1 yr
10, The Meadows £225,000 (Mar 2019) → £220,000 (Feb 2021) -2%
over 2 yrs
67, The Meadows £207,500 (Oct 2018) → £209,000 (Feb 2019) +1%
over under a year

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Schools near The Meadows

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Redborne Upper School and Community College 1,657 pupils Secondary 13–18 Good Report 0.4 mi
Templefield Lower School 290 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 0.7 mi
Woodland Middle School Academy 645 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 0.7 mi
Kingsmoor Lower School 167 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 0.9 mi
Flitwick Lower School 336 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 1.0 mi
Alameda Middle School 720 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 1.0 mi
The Firs Lower School 350 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 1.0 mi
Russell Lower School 437 pupils Primary 5–9 Report 1.1 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 · 16 min walk
  • Millbrook (Beds) station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
  • Lidlington station 3.0 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Aldi (o/s) 2 min walk
  • Williams Way (adj, Ampthill Road) 2 min walk
  • Williams Way (opp, Ampthill Road) 2 min walk
  • 101 Garage (opp, Ampthill Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Flitwick Surgery
    Highlands, Flitwick, Bedford · 0.8 mi
  • Houghton Close Surgery
    1 Houghton Close, Ampthill, Bedford · 0.9 mi
  • Greensand Surgery (Ampthill)
    The Health Centre, 57 Oliver Street, Bedford · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Ampthill Road · 0.1 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Flitwick · 0.2 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Flitwick · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Bedford Superstore · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Highlands Pharmacy Ltd · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • W Cheeseman & Son Ltd · 1.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Flitwick Clinic · 0.7 mi
  • Flitwick Dental Group · 0.8 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned74.7%62.5%
Private rented19.6%20.3%
Social rented5.7%17.1%
Households592

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.1%64.1%
Aged 65+14.5%18.6%
Residents1,441

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)85%80%
Gigabit-capable85%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 Meadows

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White93.8%90.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%3%
Other ethnic group0.8%0.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%2.4%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
No religion46.5%42.8%
Christian46.4%47.9%
Not answered5.1%5.4%
Muslim0.8%1.3%
Hindu0.6%1%
Sikh0.3%0.5%
Other religion0.2%0.5%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK91.7%89%
Born outside the UK8.3%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above36.3%33.2%
Level 3 qualifications20.6%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications14.7%14.7%
No qualifications10.9%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%10.4%
Apprenticeship5.3%5.9%
Other qualifications2.4%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health56.5%50.4%
Good health31.3%34.5%
Fair health8.7%11.3%
Bad health2.8%3%
Very bad health0.6%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
2 cars or vans in household39.9%36.4%
1 car or van in household36.5%38.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household16%13.8%
No cars or vans in household7.6%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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