Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual sold price in MK40 2, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (16 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

142 recorded sales on MK40 2LJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: THE DE PARYS GROUP (0.2 mi) · GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY (0.2 mi) · LINDEN ROAD SURGERY (0.8 mi)

Nearest hospitals: CUH AT BEDFORD HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL SOUTH WING (1.2 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL (1.2 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: BEDFORD SCHOOL CHAPEL (Grade II*) (0.1 mi) · SHIRES HOUSE AT BEDFORD HEALTH VILLAGE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BEDFORD SCHOOL (MAIN BUILDING) (Grade II) (0.3 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: BROADWAY PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · GOLDHARTS CHEMIST (0.5 mi) · SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (0.6 mi)

Nearest stations: Bedford (1.0 mi) · Bedford St Johns (1.1 mi) · Kempston Hardwick (4.1 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Euro Stores (0.5 mi) · Lidl (0.5 mi) · Londis (0.5 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age

38

One-person households

49%

Households with children

21%

Households

8,212

Owned 31% · Social rent 23% · Private rent 44%

Census 2021 (ONS), for MK40 2.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in MK40 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 129/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for MK40 2LJ in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (MK40 2); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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