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Fortuna Mead, Leighton Buzzard

MyStreetCheck free street report: Fortuna Mead, Leighton Buzzard · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leighton-buzzard-central-bedfordshire/fortuna-mead/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LU7 9SD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£352,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£305,856
28 sales
Price range
£245k – £435k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Jun 2026
LU7 9SD

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At a glance

House prices£352k average5% below the Leighton Buzzard average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station25 min walkLeighton Buzzard station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll 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 Fortuna Mead, Leighton Buzzard have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £352,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £293,608. Average sale prices rose from £262,625 in 2017 to £365,500 in 2026 (+39%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 5% below the Leighton Buzzard average of £369,840 over the same period. 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 82% terraced, 14% semi-detached, 4% detached. Recorded sale prices on Fortuna Mead range from £245,000 to £435,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 152 streets in Leighton Buzzard with at least two sales in the last year, Fortuna Mead ranks 74th for average price.

House prices on Fortuna Mead compared

Fortuna Mead£352,000
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

2017: £262,625 (4 sales)2017£263k2018: £275,000 (1 sales)2018£275k2019: £280,667 (3 sales)2019£281k2020: £282,000 (4 sales)2020£282k2021: £311,000 (4 sales)2021£311k2022: £333,119 (4 sales)2022£333k2023: £290,000 (2 sales)2023£290k2025: £345,250 (4 sales)2025£345k2026: £365,500 (2 sales)2026£366k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced23£293,60826 Jun 2026
Semi-detached4£355,2508 May 2026
Detached1£390,0005 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Fortuna Mead

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 26 Jun 2026£365,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 8 May 2026£366,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 10 Dec 2025£325,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 20 Oct 2025£318,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 20 Oct 2025£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 28 Jul 2025£303,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 21 Aug 2023£290,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 11 Aug 2023£290,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 11 Jul 2022£342,475 TerracedFreehold
29, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 13 May 2022£350,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 3 May 2022£315,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 8 Apr 2022£325,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 24 Sep 2021£300,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 2 Sep 2021£275,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 19 Aug 2021£295,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 5 Mar 2021£390,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 5 Mar 2021£284,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 23 Oct 2020£290,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 28 Aug 2020£258,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 21 Aug 2020£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 10 Jan 2020£265,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 6 Sep 2019£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 31 May 2019£290,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 31 May 2019£247,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 29 Jan 2018£275,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 28 Jul 2017£245,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 3 Jul 2017£260,500 TerracedFreehold
30, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 3 Apr 2017£290,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Fortuna Mead LU7 9SD 10 Mar 2017£255,000 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
25, Fortuna Mead £305,000 (Sep 2019) → £366,000 (May 2026) +20%
over 7 yrs
15, Fortuna Mead £275,000 (Jan 2018) → £325,000 (Dec 2025) +18%
over 8 yrs
20, Fortuna Mead £255,000 (Mar 2017) → £275,000 (Sep 2021) → £318,000 (Oct 2025) +25%
over 9 yrs
24, Fortuna Mead £315,000 (Aug 2020) → £435,000 (Oct 2025) +38%
over 5 yrs
34, Fortuna Mead £260,500 (Jul 2017) → £258,000 (Aug 2020) → £303,000 (Jul 2025) +16%
over 8 yrs
18, Fortuna Mead £247,000 (May 2019) → £290,000 (Aug 2023) +17%
over 4 yrs
36, Fortuna Mead £245,000 (Jul 2017) → £290,000 (Aug 2023) +18%
over 6 yrs
30, Fortuna Mead £290,000 (Apr 2017) → £315,000 (May 2022) +9%
over 5 yrs
10, Fortuna Mead £290,000 (May 2019) → £325,000 (Apr 2022) +12%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Fortuna Mead

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cedars Upper School 1,135 pupils Secondary 13–18 Good Report 0.8 mi
Clipstone Brook Lower School 306 pupils Primary 3–9 Good Report 0.9 mi
Pulford CofE VA Lower School 259 pupils Primary Church of England 2–9 Good Report 0.9 mi
Linslade School 721 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 0.9 mi
Leighton Middle School 597 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 0.9 mi
Brooklands Middle School 598 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Good Report 1.0 mi
Leedon Lower School 368 pupils Primary 2–9 Requires improvement Report 1.0 mi
Benjamin College 11 pupils Other independent special school 12–18 Report 1.0 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 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Cheddington station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Vesta Grove (Adjacent) 1 min walk
  • Vesta Grove (opp) 2 min walk
  • Lactans Edge (Opposite) 4 min walk
  • Lactans Edge (adj) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Salisbury House Surgery
    Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard · 0.9 mi
  • Leighton Road Surgery
    1 Leighton Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard · 1.0 mi
  • Dr Jl Henderson & Partners
    29 Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard · 1.1 mi
  • Ashcroft Surgery
    Stewkley Road, Wing, Leighton Buzzard · 2.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leighton Buzzard Trivia Close · 0.2 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Grovebury · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Leighton Buzzard Foodhall · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Grovebury Road Retail Park · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Medino · 0.4 mi
  • Grovebury Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Whole Tooth Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Le Roux 2 · 0.9 mi
  • Old Bank House Dental Surgery · 0.9 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 services5 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.5%62.5%
Private rented13.4%20.3%
Social rented3.1%17.1%
Households546

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1526.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.2%64.1%
Aged 65+6.6%18.6%
Residents1,374

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 Fortuna Mead

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White88.7%90.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.9%3.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.8%2.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%3%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
No religion52.3%42.8%
Christian38.4%47.9%
Not answered5.6%5.4%
Hindu1.7%1%
Muslim1%1.3%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Other religion0.4%0.5%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK87.7%89%
Born outside the UK12.3%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above43.2%33.2%
Level 3 qualifications21.7%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications15%14.7%
No qualifications7.9%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.3%10.4%
Apprenticeship3.2%5.9%
Other qualifications1.7%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health60.5%50.4%
Good health32.7%34.5%
Fair health5.7%11.3%
Bad health0.9%3%
Very bad health0.2%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
2 cars or vans in household48.9%36.4%
1 car or van in household34.8%38.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%13.8%
No cars or vans in household6.8%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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