MK43 8LJ
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Property report — MK43 8LJ
Open-data due diligence for MK43 8LJ and the area around it.
MK43 8LJ in brief: 39 recorded sales (£82,000–£785,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for MK43 8LJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the MK43 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£488,966
Population
19,014
Crimes recorded
5
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
57%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in MK43 8, 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 (18 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | £785,000 | 82 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2024-10-28 | £330,000 | 80 VILLAGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2023-11-29 | £755,000 | 60 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-09-28 | £670,000 | 82B VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-06-23 | £610,000 | 78 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-05-07 | £735,000 | 60 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-04-08 | £695,000 | 82 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2020-01-31 | £265,000 | 80 VILLAGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-12-13 | £235,000 | 74 VILLAGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-10-17 | £630,000 | 60 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2015-07-24 | £710,000 | WEST LODGE, 46 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2015-07-10 | £550,000 | 50 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2012-07-19 | £222,000 | 64 VILLAGE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2012-05-21 | £482,000 | OVERMEADOWS, 48 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2012-02-24 | £605,000 | WEST LODGE, 46 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2011-11-04 | £206,000 | 80 VILLAGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-10-17 | £440,000 | 82 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2011-09-16 | £380,000 | 82A VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2011-08-25 | £420,000 | 82B VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2011-02-11 | £170,000 | 70 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2010-01-29 | £220,000 | 58 VILLAGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2009-03-20 | £186,000 | 76 VILLAGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2008-08-29 | £410,000 | 68A VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2007-11-19 | £249,950 | 80 VILLAGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-06-04 | £370,000 | 78 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-12-13 | £422,000 | 68A VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-08-07 | £295,000 | 66 VILLAGE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-05-23 | £465,000 | 46 VILLAGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-31 | £365,000 | 82 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2002-02-14 | £270,000 | 72 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2001-04-11 | £119,000 | 58 VILLAGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2001-01-26 | £195,000 | 78 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2000-08-01 | £175,000 | 46 VILLAGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-06-16 | £105,000 | 76 VILLAGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-04-15 | £149,950 | 68 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 1997-07-01 | £160,000 | 72 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 1997-05-16 | £93,500 | 78 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-11-14 | £82,000 | 58 VILLAGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-14 | £105,000 | 78 VILLAGE ROAD | Detached |
39 recorded sales on MK43 8LJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromham CofE Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St James' CofE Academy | 1.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Lincroft Academy | 1.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Oakley Primary Academy | 1.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Great Ouse Primary Academy | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Biddenham International School and Sports College | 1.6 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
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: PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE (1.4 mi) · QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE (1.8 mi) · LINDEN ROAD SURGERY (2.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CUH AT BEDFORD HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL SOUTH WING (2.7 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL (2.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 62-66, VILLAGE ROAD (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · KERRY HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · BROMHAM CVP SCHOOL AND SCHOOLHOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BROMHAM PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · HERBERT AND HERBERT (1.5 mi) · THE VILLAGE PHARMACY (1.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Bedford (2.2 mi) · Bedford St Johns (2.9 mi) · Kempston Hardwick (4.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (1.7 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.7 mi) · Super Euro Halal (2.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 7,868
Owned 71% · Social rent 8% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for MK43 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in MK43 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 8/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for MK43 8LJ 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?
| Measure | DistrictMK43 | SectorMK43 8 | PostcodeMK43 8LJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £412,356 | £488,966 | £367,497 |
| Population | 64,433 | 19,014 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 99 | 5 | — |
| Schools | 20 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 66% | 57% | 79% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 91% | 96% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (MK43 8); 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 1 July 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
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