MK40 2DW, Bedford
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Average sold price
£202,542
12 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£260,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
40%
of homes, gigabit 40%
Sold prices in MK40 2DW
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79A, Shakespeare Road | 29 Jun 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced |
| Flat 3, 75, Shakespeare Road | 16 Sep 2025 | £94,000 | Flat |
| 81, Shakespeare Road | 8 Aug 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced |
| 16, Beaumont House, 69, Shakespeare Road | 8 Nov 2024 | £105,000 | Flat |
| Office, 71, Shakespeare Road | 30 Aug 2024 | £386,000 | Other |
| 23, Beaumont House, 69, Shakespeare Road | 5 Jul 2024 | £115,000 | Flat |
| 81, Shakespeare Road | 7 Dec 2021 | £260,000 | Terraced |
| 77, Shakespeare Road | 20 Mar 2020 | £250,000 | Terraced |
| 79A, Shakespeare Road | 10 Jan 2020 | £240,000 | Terraced |
| 8, Beaumont House, 69, Shakespeare Road | 10 Apr 2019 | £67,500 | Flat |
| 81, Shakespeare Road | 27 Mar 2018 | £250,000 | Terraced |
| 17, Beaumont House, 69, Shakespeare Road | 4 Aug 2017 | £103,000 | Flat |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 58% freehold, 42% leasehold.
Streets in MK40 2DW
- Shakespeare Road£196k
Schools near MK40 2DW
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polam School | Other independent school | – | 0.2 mi |
| Livingstone Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.2 mi |
| Priory Primary School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Bedford Modern School | Other independent school | – | 0.4 mi |
| Edith Cavell Primary School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Great Ouse Primary Academy | Primary | Good | 0.5 mi |
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Living in MK40 2DW
Nearest stations
- Bedford station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
- Bedford St Johns station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
- Kempston Hardwick station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk
Supermarkets
- Sainsburys 0.3 mi
- Sainsburys Local 0.4 mi
- Aldi 0.4 mi
- Iceland 0.5 mi
Pharmacies
- Kay's Chemist 0.3 mi
- Bedford Pharmacy 0.5 mi
- Superdrug Pharmacy 0.5 mi
Dentists
- Shakespeare Clinic 0.1 mi
- The Dental Practice (136 Bromham Road) 0.2 mi
- Priory Dental Practice 0.4 mi
GP surgeries
- Linden Road Surgery 0.1 mi
- Ashburnham Road Surgery 0.4 mi
- Queens Park Health Centre 0.8 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 85% of homes in Bedford (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 5 of 10 |
| Employment | 3 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 5 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 2 of 10 |
| Crime | 4 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 5 of 10 |
| Living environment | 2 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in MK40 2DW
Ethnic group
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 78.3% | 75.7% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 8.5% | 12.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 7% | 5.3% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 4% | 4.6% |
| Other ethnic group | 2.2% | 1.8% |
Religion
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 48% | 47.6% |
| No religion | 36.9% | 34.1% |
| Not answered | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Muslim | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Hindu | 1.4% | 1.6% |
| Sikh | 0.9% | 2.2% |
| Other religion | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Buddhist | 0.5% | 0.3% |
Country of birth
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 68.1% | 78.6% |
| Born outside the UK | 31.9% | 21.4% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 42.3% | 34.7% |
| No qualifications | 17.2% | 16.8% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 12.9% | 16.2% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 11.4% | 13.5% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 7.1% | 10.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8% | 5.6% |
| Other qualifications | 4.3% | 2.9% |
General health
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 45.9% | 48.8% |
| Good health | 34.2% | 35% |
| Fair health | 14.1% | 11.8% |
| Bad health | 4.6% | 3.4% |
| Very bad health | 1.3% | 0.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 20.3% | 20.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14.9% | 13.5% |
| Elementary occupations | 14.6% | 11.9% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 11.3% | 13% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 10.4% | 9% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 9% | 9% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 5.7% | 6.7% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 5.4% | 7.2% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 48.3% | 40.2% |
| No cars or vans in household | 28.8% | 18.2% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 17% | 30.5% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 5.9% | 11% |
Economic activity
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 62.5% | 62.5% |
| Economically inactive | 35% | 35.3% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 2.5% | 2.2% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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