Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard

MyStreetCheck free street report: Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leighton-buzzard-central-bedfordshire/derwent-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LU7 2QW, LU7 2XT, LU7 2UE.

Average price (last 12 months)

£465,000

2 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£461,438

24 sales

Price range

£325k – £700k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

31 Jul 2026

LU7 2QW

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At a glance

House prices£465k average26% above the Leighton Buzzard average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkLeighton Buzzard station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband64% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 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

24 property sales on Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £465,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £463,614. That is 26% above the Leighton Buzzard average of £369,840 over the same period. By property type, sales here have been 92% detached, 4% semi-detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Derwent Road range from £325,000 to £700,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 152 streets in Leighton Buzzard with at least two sales in the last year, Derwent Road ranks 27th for average price.

House prices on Derwent Road compared

Derwent Road£465,000

LU7 postcode area£388,713

Leighton Buzzard£369,840

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LU7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	22	£463,614	19 Jun 2026
Semi-detached	1	£550,000	15 Sep 2023
Terraced	1	£325,000	31 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Derwent Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
24, Derwent Road LU7 2QW	31 Jul 2026	£325,000	Terraced	Freehold
64, Derwent Road LU7 2QW	19 Jun 2026	£605,000	Detached	Freehold
393, Derwent Road LU7 2UE	26 Nov 2024	£700,000	Detached	Freehold
14, Derwent Road LU7 2QW	8 Oct 2024	£475,000	Detached	Freehold
118, Derwent Road LU7 2XT	1 Aug 2024	£400,000	Detached	Freehold
38, Derwent Road LU7 2QW	1 Mar 2024	£472,000	Detached	Freehold
100, Derwent Road LU7 2XT	18 Dec 2023	£580,000	Detached	Freehold
104, Derwent Road LU7 2XT	15 Sep 2023	£550,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
112, Derwent Road LU7 2XT	10 Feb 2023	£400,000	Detached	Freehold
138, Derwent Road LU7 2XT	17 Dec 2021	£400,000	Detached	Freehold
136, Derwent Road LU7 2XT	8 Dec 2021	£435,000	Detached	Freehold
12, Derwent Road LU7 2QW	10 Jun 2021	£425,000	Detached	Freehold
34, Derwent Road LU7 2QW	12 Nov 2020	£490,000	Detached	Freehold
10, Derwent Road LU7 2QW	4 Dec 2019	£350,000	Detached	Freehold
48, Derwent Road LU7 2QW	18 Dec 2018	£485,000	Detached	Freehold
44, Derwent Road LU7 2QW	8 Nov 2018	£462,500	Detached	Freehold
32, Derwent Road LU7 2QW	3 Aug 2018	£420,000	Detached	Freehold
70, Derwent Road LU7 2XT	13 Apr 2018	£577,500	Detached	Freehold
62, Derwent Road LU7 2QW	5 Apr 2018	£440,000	Detached	Freehold
122, Derwent Road LU7 2XT	9 Feb 2018	£365,000	Detached	Freehold
2, Derwent Road LU7 2QW	19 Jan 2018	£432,000	Detached	Freehold
106, Derwent Road LU7 2XT	22 Aug 2017	£436,500	Detached	Freehold
387, Derwent Road LU7 2UE	6 Apr 2017	£424,000	Detached	Freehold
86, Derwent Road LU7 2XT	8 Jan 2016	£425,000	Detached	Freehold

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.

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Schools near Derwent Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Greenleas School 664 pupils	Primary	2–9	Good Report	0.2 mi
Southcott Lower School 312 pupils	Primary	2–9	Report	0.4 mi
Linslade Lower School 181 pupils	Primary	3–9	Report	0.5 mi
Linslade School 721 pupils	Middle deemed secondary	9–13	Report	0.8 mi
Cedars Upper School 1,135 pupils	Secondary	13–18	Good Report	0.9 mi
Leighton Middle School 597 pupils	Middle deemed secondary	9–13	Report	1.1 mi
The Mary Bassett Lower School 378 pupils	Primary	2–9	Good Report	1.1 mi
Pulford CofE VA Lower School 259 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–9	Good 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

Leighton Buzzard station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
Cheddington station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Coniston Road (SW-bound, Derwent Road) 1 min walk
Coniston Road (E-bound, Derwent Road) 1 min walk
Melfort Drive (adj, Derwent Road) 3 min walk
Melfort Drive (opp, Derwent Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Leighton Road Surgery
1 Leighton Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard · 1.0 mi
Dr Jl Henderson & Partners
29 Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard · 1.1 mi
Salisbury House Surgery
Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard · 1.3 mi
Ashcroft Surgery
Stewkley Road, Wing, Leighton Buzzard · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco Linslade Express · 0.2 mi
Tesco Tesco Leighton Buzzard Superstore · 0.9 mi
Spar Spar - St Christophers · 1.0 mi
Aldi Aldi Leighton Buzzard · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

Touchwood Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
Rosehill Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
Europa House (dental Surgery) · 1.0 mi
Bridge Street Dental · 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 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.

Income	8 of 10
Employment	8 of 10
Education and skills	9 of 10
Health and disability	7 of 10
Crime	10 of 10
Access to housing and services	5 of 10
Living environment	8 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	81.1%	62.5%
Private rented	13.0%	20.3%
Social rented	5.8%	17.1%
Households	583

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,459

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	64%	80%
Gigabit-capable	64%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	79%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	99%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	88%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Derwent Road

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Who lives around Derwent Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Central Bedfordshire
White	94.8%	90.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2.9%	3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.3%	3.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.8%	2.4%
Other ethnic group	0.2%	0.8%

Religion

	Here	Central Bedfordshire
Christian	50.3%	47.9%
No religion	43.9%	42.8%
Not answered	4.5%	5.4%
Hindu	1%	1%
Other religion	0.2%	0.5%
Muslim	0.1%	1.3%
Sikh	0.1%	0.5%
Buddhist	0%	0.3%

Country of birth

	Here	Central Bedfordshire
Born in the UK	93.8%	89%
Born outside the UK	6.2%	11%

Highest qualification

	Here	Central Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above	36.7%	33.2%
Level 2 qualifications	18.4%	14.7%
Level 3 qualifications	15.4%	18.2%
No qualifications	12.5%	15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.4%	10.4%
Apprenticeship	5.4%	5.9%
Other qualifications	2.1%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Central Bedfordshire
Very good health	51.6%	50.4%
Good health	35.1%	34.5%
Fair health	10.4%	11.3%
Bad health	2.5%	3%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.8%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Central Bedfordshire
1 car or van in household	44.1%	38.6%
2 cars or vans in household	35.9%	36.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household	11.3%	13.8%
No cars or vans in household	8.7%	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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Central Bedfordshire Band D is £2,516 a year (Band A £1,677). See every band.

Estate agents near Derwent Road

Hunters 1.0 mi
Q Quarters 1.1 mi
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Watsons Property Management 1.2 mi

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