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Heron Road, Leighton Buzzard

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for LU7 4BY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£402,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£268,708
24 sales
Price range
£165k – £480k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 Apr 2026
LU7 4BY

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At a glance

House prices£403k average9% above the Leighton Buzzard average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station35 min walkLeighton Buzzard station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold65% freeholdAcross 26 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 Heron 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 £402,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £188,889. Average sale prices rose from £232,500 in 2016 to £402,500 in 2026 (+73%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 9% above the Leighton Buzzard average of £369,840 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 38% flat, 29% semi-detached, 29% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Heron Road range from £165,000 to £480,000. 65% of homes sold here were freehold and 35% leasehold. Of 152 streets in Leighton Buzzard with at least two sales in the last year, Heron Road ranks 43rd for average price.

House prices on Heron Road compared

Heron Road£402,500
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

2016: £232,500 (2 sales)2016£233k2017: £255,999 (5 sales)2017£256k2018: £276,333 (3 sales)2018£276k2019: £301,500 (2 sales)2019£302k2020: £275,000 (1 sales)2020£275k2021: £239,333 (3 sales)2021£239k2023: £202,333 (3 sales)2023£202k2024: £262,500 (2 sales)2024£263k2025: £342,000 (1 sales)2025£342k2026: £402,500 (2 sales)2026£403k

Tenure: 65% freehold and 35% leasehold across 26 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat9£188,88931 Oct 2024
Semi-detached7£302,7143 Dec 2024
Terraced7£307,14319 Jan 2026
Detached1£480,0008 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Heron Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Heron Road LU7 4BY 6 May 2026£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Heron Road LU7 4BY 8 Apr 2026£480,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Heron Road LU7 4BY 19 Jan 2026£325,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Heron Road LU7 4BY 27 Aug 2025£342,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Heron Road LU7 4BY 3 Dec 2024£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Heron Road LU7 4BY 31 Oct 2024£175,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Heron Road LU7 4BY 20 Dec 2023£220,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Heron Road LU7 4BY 27 Oct 2023£222,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Heron Road LU7 4BY 12 Jan 2023£165,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Heron Road LU7 4BY 10 Dec 2021£195,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Heron Road LU7 4BY 28 Sep 2021£205,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Heron Road LU7 4BY 29 Jun 2021£318,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Heron Road LU7 4BY 23 Oct 2020£275,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Heron Road LU7 4BY 4 Oct 2019£278,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Heron Road LU7 4BY 24 May 2019£285,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Heron Road LU7 4BY 8 Mar 2019£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Heron Road LU7 4BY 25 May 2018£317,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Heron Road LU7 4BY 23 Mar 2018£185,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Heron Road LU7 4BY 13 Feb 2018£327,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Heron Road LU7 4BY 3 Oct 2017£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Heron Road LU7 4BY 14 Jul 2017£289,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Heron Road LU7 4BY 23 Mar 2017£200,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Heron Road LU7 4BY 17 Mar 2017£285,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Heron Road LU7 4BY 20 Jan 2017£190,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Heron Road LU7 4BY 16 Jul 2016£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Heron Road LU7 4BY 8 Jan 2016£165,000 FlatLeasehold

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
2, Heron Road £289,995 (Jul 2017) → £270,000 (May 2026) -7%
over 9 yrs
17, Heron Road £285,000 (Mar 2017) → £325,000 (Jan 2026) +14%
over 9 yrs
4, Heron Road £315,000 (Oct 2017) → £350,000 (Dec 2024) +11%
over 7 yrs
23, Heron Road £165,000 (Jan 2023) → £175,000 (Oct 2024) +6%
over 2 yrs
19, Heron Road £165,000 (Jan 2016) → £185,000 (Mar 2018) → £195,000 (Dec 2021) → £220,000 (Dec 2023) +33%
over 8 yrs
16, Heron Road £300,000 (Jul 2016) → £317,000 (May 2018) → £222,000 (Oct 2023) -26%
over 7 yrs
15, Heron Road £285,000 (May 2019) → £278,000 (Oct 2019) → £318,000 (Jun 2021) +12%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Heron Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Leedon Lower School 368 pupils Primary 2–9 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Brooklands Middle School 598 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Good Report 0.8 mi
Clipstone Brook Lower School 306 pupils Primary 3–9 Good Report 0.8 mi
Benjamin College 11 pupils Other independent special school 12–18 Report 1.2 mi
Beaudesert Lower School 278 pupils Primary 4–9 Report 1.2 mi
Pulford CofE VA Lower School 259 pupils Primary Church of England 2–9 Good Report 1.2 mi
Leighton Middle School 597 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 1.3 mi
The Rushmere Park Academy 207 pupils Primary 2–9 Good Report 1.3 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 1.7 mi · 35 min walk
  • Cheddington station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Astral Park (o/s) 1 min walk
  • Johnson Drive Hail and Ride (westbound) 3 min walk
  • Johnson Drive Hail and Ride (eastbound) 3 min walk
  • Trent Way (on, Trent Way) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Salisbury House Surgery
    Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard · 1.1 mi
  • Leighton Road Surgery
    1 Leighton Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard · 1.4 mi
  • Dr Jl Henderson & Partners
    29 Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard · 1.4 mi
  • Edlesborough Surgery
    11 Cow Lane, Edlesborough, Dunstable · 3.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Leighton Buzzard Stanbridge Road · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leighton Buzzard Trivia Close · 0.5 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Grovebury · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Leighton Buzzard · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Grovebury Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Medino · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Whole Tooth Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Le Roux 2 · 1.1 mi
  • Old Bank House Dental Surgery · 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 8 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned72.7%62.5%
Private rented9.6%20.3%
Social rented17.6%17.1%
Households539

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1527.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.0%64.1%
Aged 65+4.2%18.6%
Residents1,524

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 Heron Road

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White91.5%90.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%3.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%2.4%
Other ethnic group1.1%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
No religion54%42.8%
Christian38.3%47.9%
Not answered5.1%5.4%
Muslim1%1.3%
Hindu0.6%1%
Other religion0.5%0.5%
Jewish0.3%–
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK90.2%89%
Born outside the UK9.8%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above38.6%33.2%
Level 3 qualifications20.8%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%10.4%
No qualifications9.5%15%
Apprenticeship4.4%5.9%
Other qualifications1.2%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health56.6%50.4%
Good health32.4%34.5%
Fair health8.8%11.3%
Bad health1.5%3%
Very bad health0.7%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
2 cars or vans in household45.1%36.4%
1 car or van in household37.4%38.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%13.8%
No cars or vans in household5.4%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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