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Palmer Crescent, Leighton Buzzard

MyStreetCheck free street report: Palmer Crescent, Leighton Buzzard · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/leighton-buzzard-central-bedfordshire/palmer-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LU7 4HT, LU7 4HY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£277,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£314,576
23 sales
Price range
£112k – £525k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2026
LU7 4HT

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At a glance

House prices£315k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% 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 leasehold88% freeholdAcross 25 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

23 property sales on Palmer Crescent, Leighton Buzzard have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £277,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £257,821. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 61% terraced, 22% detached, 17% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Palmer Crescent range from £112,000 to £525,000. 88% of homes sold here were freehold and 12% leasehold.

House prices on Palmer Crescent compared

LU7 postcode area£388,713
Leighton Buzzard£369,840
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Palmer Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LU7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £257,500 (2 sales)2016£258k2017: £247,500 (2 sales)2017£248k2018: £310,000 (1 sales)2018£310k2020: £439,000 (1 sales)2020£439k2021: £228,100 (5 sales)2021£228k2022: £352,917 (3 sales)2022£353k2023: £262,000 (1 sales)2023£262k2024: £477,500 (4 sales)2024£478k2025: £275,833 (3 sales)2025£276k2026: £277,500 (1 sales)2026£278k

Tenure: 88% freehold and 12% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£257,82131 Jul 2026
Detached5£453,40027 Sep 2024
Semi-detached4£339,68818 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Palmer Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
44, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HT 31 Jul 2026£277,500 TerracedFreehold
33, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HY 25 Jul 2025£112,000 TerracedLeasehold
59, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HY 18 Jun 2025£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HT 31 Mar 2025£365,500 TerracedFreehold
61, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HY 27 Sep 2024£518,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HT 31 Jul 2024£525,000 DetachedFreehold
63, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HY 4 Jun 2024£505,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HT 26 Mar 2024£362,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HT 27 Jun 2023£262,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HT 29 Nov 2022£360,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HY 22 Nov 2022£322,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HY 5 Aug 2022£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HY 24 Jun 2022£376,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HY 18 Aug 2021£260,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HT 29 Jun 2021£245,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HT 29 Mar 2021£233,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HY 1 Mar 2021£114,000 TerracedLeasehold
75, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HY 12 Feb 2021£288,500 TerracedFreehold
4, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HT 24 Aug 2020£439,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HT 25 May 2018£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HT 19 Oct 2017£255,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HY 13 Oct 2017£240,000 TerracedFreehold
Garage, 85, Palmer Crescent 27 Apr 2017£2,500 OtherLeasehold
85, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HY 16 Dec 2016£280,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Palmer Crescent LU7 4HT 28 Oct 2016£235,000 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
4, Palmer Crescent £439,000 (Aug 2020) → £525,000 (Jul 2024) +20%
over 4 yrs
47, Palmer Crescent £300,000 (Aug 2022) → £322,000 (Nov 2022) +7%
over under a year
29, Palmer Crescent £240,000 (Oct 2017) → £260,000 (Aug 2021) +8%
over 4 yrs
18, Palmer Crescent £235,000 (Oct 2016) → £245,000 (Jun 2021) +4%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Palmer Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Leedon Lower School 368 pupils Primary 2–9 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Brooklands Middle School 598 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Good Report 0.6 mi
Clipstone Brook Lower School 306 pupils Primary 3–9 Good Report 0.7 mi
Beaudesert Lower School 278 pupils Primary 4–9 Report 0.9 mi
Benjamin College 11 pupils Other independent special school 12–18 Report 1.0 mi
The Rushmere Park Academy 207 pupils Primary 2–9 Good Report 1.2 mi
Pulford CofE VA Lower School 259 pupils Primary Church of England 2–9 Good Report 1.2 mi
Gilbert Inglefield Academy Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Inadequate Report 1.2 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 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Trent Way (on, Trent Way) 2 min walk
  • Nicolson Drive (opp, Roundel Drive) 3 min walk
  • Roundel Drive (SW-bound) 3 min walk
  • Cherrycourt Way (adj) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Salisbury House Surgery
    Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard · 1.1 mi
  • Dr Jl Henderson & Partners
    29 Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard · 1.3 mi
  • Leighton Road Surgery
    1 Leighton Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard · 1.4 mi
  • Edlesborough Surgery
    11 Cow Lane, Edlesborough, Dunstable · 3.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Leighton Buzzard Stanbridge Road · 0.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Leighton Buzzard · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leighton Buzzard Trivia Close · 0.7 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Grovebury · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Grovebury Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Peak Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Boots · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Premier Smile Studio · 1.0 mi
  • Whole Tooth Dental Practice · 1.0 mi
  • Pear Tree Dental Practice · 1.0 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned68.8%62.5%
Private rented16.2%20.3%
Social rented15.0%17.1%
Households712

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.9%64.1%
Aged 65+6.7%18.6%
Residents1,811

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 Palmer Crescent

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White92.1%90.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%2.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%3.5%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
No religion53.3%42.8%
Christian38.6%47.9%
Not answered6.4%5.4%
Muslim0.6%1.3%
Hindu0.4%1%
Other religion0.3%0.5%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK92.4%89%
Born outside the UK7.6%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above31.7%33.2%
Level 2 qualifications20.1%14.7%
Level 3 qualifications19.8%18.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%10.4%
No qualifications9.7%15%
Apprenticeship5.2%5.9%
Other qualifications2.2%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health55.5%50.4%
Good health33.6%34.5%
Fair health7.5%11.3%
Bad health2.5%3%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
2 cars or vans in household43.1%36.4%
1 car or van in household41.8%38.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%13.8%
No cars or vans in household5.5%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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