Postcode · MK40 4WL

MK40 4WL

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Property report — MK40 4WL

Open-data due diligence for MK40 4WL and the area around it.

MK40 4WL in brief: 66 recorded sales (£169,995–£455,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for MK40 4WL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the MK40 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£450,604

sector MK40 4 · 298 sales

Population

18,106

sector MK40 4

Crimes recorded

54

sector MK40 4 · Apr 26

Schools

7

sector MK40 4

Flood risk

Low

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

94%

sector MK40 4 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: £80,043 (193 sales)1996: £77,192 (212 sales)1997: £84,799 (242 sales)1998: £97,781 (276 sales)1999: £121,070 (304 sales)2000: £111,880 (229 sales)2001: £143,709 (252 sales)2002: £151,981 (277 sales)2003: £162,430 (224 sales)2004: £196,946 (213 sales)2005: £184,229 (252 sales)2006: £206,564 (344 sales)2007: £222,691 (222 sales)2008: £237,854 (120 sales)2009: £204,429 (127 sales)2010: £238,001 (195 sales)2011: £236,681 (171 sales)2012: £262,781 (149 sales)2013: £258,409 (206 sales)2014: £266,715 (297 sales)2015: £281,353 (288 sales)2016: £291,059 (377 sales)2017: £344,334 (477 sales)2018: £341,575 (450 sales)2019: £347,862 (391 sales)2020: £534,381 (320 sales)2021: £416,809 (391 sales)2022: £449,047 (376 sales)2023: £393,826 (245 sales)2024: £450,604 (298 sales)2025: £413,830 (324 sales)2026: £373,460 (50 sales) 2026: £373,460 (50 sales) — part year so far £534,381 £77,192 1995 2026*

Annual average (mean) sold price in MK40 4, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (50 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2026-01-09£365,00010 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2025-11-17£385,00040 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2025-10-22£247,50023 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2025-06-27£246,25015 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2025-06-20£340,00016 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2025-06-03£345,00044 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2024-08-20£455,00037 HOVINGHAM DRIVEDetached
2024-07-05£205,00024 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2023-10-20£270,0004 HOVINGHAM DRIVEDetached
2023-10-16£320,00033 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2023-07-11£329,50036 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2023-03-31£330,00033 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2022-11-22£242,50021 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2022-10-26£347,50028 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2022-04-08£320,00026 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2022-04-08£320,00026 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2021-11-26£320,00018 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2021-11-22£200,00015 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2021-11-19£200,90015 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2021-06-22£335,00025 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2020-09-18£207,50011 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2020-02-27£227,50014 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2019-12-20£178,00024 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2019-09-06£226,00019 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2019-06-29£305,99544 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-11-30£349,99554 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2018-11-23£239,99519 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2018-11-23£322,49552 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2018-10-12£321,99550 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-07-27£310,99548 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-07-11£357,99539 HOVINGHAM DRIVEDetached
2018-07-10£404,99537 HOVINGHAM DRIVEDetached
2018-06-29£239,49512 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2018-06-29£306,49520 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-06-29£342,49541 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2018-06-29£285,99531 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2018-06-29£306,99546 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-06-22£248,99535 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2018-06-22£319,99542 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2018-06-22£285,99533 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2018-06-22£286,99529 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2018-06-15£210,99521 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2018-06-15£329,99527 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2018-06-15£214,99523 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2018-06-15£302,99534 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-06-13£329,99525 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2018-06-01£277,99522 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-06-01£169,99524 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-06-01£210,99517 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2018-06-01£214,99515 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2018-06-01£210,99511 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2018-05-25£214,99513 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2018-05-11£303,99530 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-05-11£303,99532 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-04-27£289,99528 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-04-27£294,99526 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-03-29£314,49540 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-03-29£305,99536 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-03-29£306,49516 HOVINGHAM DRIVETerraced
2018-03-29£316,99538 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2018-03-29£239,99514 HOVINGHAM DRIVEFlat
2018-03-07£282,4958 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2018-02-23£282,49510 HOVINGHAM DRIVESemi-detached
2018-02-23£249,9954 HOVINGHAM DRIVEDetached
2018-02-05£399,9956 HOVINGHAM DRIVEDetached
2017-11-17£436,2682 HOVINGHAM DRIVEOther

66 recorded sales on MK40 4WL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Great Denham Primary School0.4 miPrimaryOutstanding (2024)
Bedford Road Primary Academy0.7 miPrimaryRequires improvement (2022)
Kempston Rural Primary School0.8 miPrimaryGood (2023)
St James' CofE Academy0.9 miPrimaryReport card →
Biddenham International School and Sports College0.9 miSecondaryReport card →
Westfield Primary School0.9 miPrimaryGood (2022)

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: KING STREET SURGERY (0.8 mi) · QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE (0.9 mi) · ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY (1.5 mi)

Nearest hospitals: CUH AT BEDFORD HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL SOUTH WING (1.6 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL (1.6 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (Grade I) (0.5 mi) · THE OLD VICARAGE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · 1-4, Church End (Grade II) (0.5 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: THE VILLAGE PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · SPEEDWELL PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · BRITANNIA PHARMACY (0.8 mi)

Nearest stations: Bedford (1.5 mi) · Bedford St Johns (1.8 mi) · Kempston Hardwick (2.3 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.8 mi) · Co-op Food (0.8 mi) · Lidl (1.0 mi)

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

Who lives here

Median age
34
One-person households
21%
Households with children
43%
Households
6,230

Owned 62% · Social rent 14% · Private rent 21%

Census 2021 (ONS), for MK40 4.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 60 crimesJun 24: 61 crimesJul 24: 55 crimesAug 24: 66 crimesSep 24: 53 crimesOct 24: 52 crimesNov 24: 59 crimesDec 24: 63 crimesJan 25: 43 crimesFeb 25: 56 crimesMar 25: 54 crimesApr 25: 54 crimesMay 25: 66 crimesJun 25: 69 crimesJul 25: 62 crimesAug 25: 63 crimesSep 25: 85 crimesOct 25: 58 crimesNov 25: 51 crimesDec 25: 37 crimesJan 26: 56 crimesFeb 26: 38 crimesMar 26: 70 crimesApr 26: 54 crimes Apr 26: 54 crimes 85 37 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in MK40 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 58/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for MK40 4WL: Low — 14 properties here fall in an at-risk band (0 in the significant Medium/High bands).

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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?

Measure DistrictMK40 SectorMK40 4 PostcodeMK40 4WL
Average sold price£443,277£450,604£291,185
Population46,10418,106
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)5/106/10
Crimes recorded49554
Schools117
Flood riskHighHighLow
Gigabit broadband83%94%100%
Superfast broadband95%100%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (MK40 4); 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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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026

Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.