MK40 4WT, Bedford
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Average sold price
£526,404
13 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£544,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in MK40 4WT
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8, Dovecote Drive | 19 Dec 2025 | £544,000 | Detached |
| 4, Dovecote Drive | 30 Apr 2025 | £528,000 | Detached |
| 6, Dovecote Drive | 30 Sep 2022 | £566,000 | Detached New build |
| 9, Dovecote Drive | 29 Sep 2022 | £450,000 | Detached New build |
| 8, Dovecote Drive | 23 Sep 2022 | £455,000 | Detached New build |
| 11, Dovecote Drive | 16 Sep 2022 | £407,400 | Detached New build |
| 7, Dovecote Drive | 26 Aug 2022 | £515,000 | Detached New build |
| 5, Dovecote Drive | 25 Aug 2022 | £415,000 | Detached New build |
| 2, Dovecote Drive | 19 Aug 2022 | £465,000 | Detached New build |
| 4, Dovecote Drive | 18 Aug 2022 | £465,000 | Detached New build |
| 3, Dovecote Drive | 29 Jul 2022 | £505,000 | Detached New build |
| 1, Dovecote Drive | 8 Jul 2022 | £499,950 | Detached New build |
| 17, Dovecote Drive | 12 Apr 2022 | £1,027,903 | Other |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in MK40 4WT
- Dovecote Drive£544k
Schools near MK40 4WT
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St James' CofE Academy | Primary | – | 0.3 mi |
| Biddenham International School and Sports College | Secondary | – | 0.7 mi |
| Great Denham Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.8 mi |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School | Primary | Good | 0.8 mi |
| Bromham CofE Primary School | Primary | – | 0.9 mi |
| Great Ouse Primary Academy | Primary | Good | 0.9 mi |
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Living in MK40 4WT
Nearest stations
- Bedford station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
- Bedford St Johns station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
- Kempston Hardwick station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk
Supermarkets
- Sainsburys Local 0.9 mi
- The Co-operative Food 1.0 mi
- Sainsburys 1.2 mi
- Aldi 1.3 mi
Pharmacies
- The Village Pharmacy 0.9 mi
- Bromham Pharmacy 1.0 mi
- Lindleys Chemist 1.5 mi
Dentists
- Queens Park Health Centre 1.0 mi
- The Dental Practice (136 Bromham Road) 1.4 mi
- Shakespeare Clinic 1.4 mi
GP surgeries
- Queens Park Health Centre 1.0 mi
- Linden Road Surgery 1.5 mi
- Ashburnham Road Surgery 1.6 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 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 7 of 10 |
| Employment | 10 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 8 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 9 of 10 |
| Crime | 5 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 3 of 10 |
| Living environment | 9 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in MK40 4WT
Ethnic group
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 73% | 75.7% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 16.6% | 12.6% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 3.5% | 5.3% |
| Other ethnic group | 2.1% | 1.8% |
Religion
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 50.5% | 47.6% |
| No religion | 28.6% | 34.1% |
| Muslim | 5.8% | 7.1% |
| Not answered | 4.9% | 5.8% |
| Hindu | 4.8% | 1.6% |
| Sikh | 4.7% | 2.2% |
| Buddhist | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Jewish | 0.3% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 83.6% | 78.6% |
| Born outside the UK | 16.4% | 21.4% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 54.3% | 34.7% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 13.9% | 16.2% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 11.6% | 13.5% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 16.8% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| Other qualifications | 1.8% | 2.9% |
General health
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 57.4% | 48.8% |
| Good health | 32% | 35% |
| Fair health | 8.1% | 11.8% |
| Bad health | 1.8% | 3.4% |
| Very bad health | 0.7% | 0.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 29.7% | 20.1% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 26.7% | 13% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 13.1% | 13.5% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 9.7% | 9% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 5% | 9% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 4.8% | 9.7% |
| Elementary occupations | 4.4% | 11.9% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 3.5% | 7.2% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 3.1% | 6.7% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 43.7% | 30.5% |
| 1 car or van in household | 31.9% | 40.2% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 18.4% | 11% |
| No cars or vans in household | 6.1% | 18.2% |
Economic activity
| Here | Bedford | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 62.4% | 62.5% |
| Economically inactive | 36% | 35.3% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.6% | 2.2% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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