MK43 8RH
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Property report — MK43 8RH
Open-data due diligence for MK43 8RH and the area around it.
MK43 8RH in brief: 14 recorded sales (£79,000–£970,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for MK43 8RH 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
High
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-26 | £970,000 | OAKDENE CHURCH END | Detached |
| 2020-11-09 | £785,000 | MINSTERLEY CHURCH END | Detached |
| 2018-10-22 | £685,000 | STONESTHROW CHURCH END | Detached |
| 2013-11-20 | £540,000 | RIVERSIDE CHURCH END | Detached |
| 2013-05-29 | £565,000 | MINSTERLEY CHURCH END | Detached |
| 2011-08-19 | £125,000 | 2 CHURCH END | Terraced |
| 2010-10-13 | £495,000 | OAKDENE CHURCH END | Detached |
| 2010-08-06 | £372,500 | STONESTHROW CHURCH END | Detached |
| 2009-03-27 | £200,000 | 1, CHURCH END CHURCH ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-08-05 | £310,000 | MINSTERLEY CHURCH END | Detached |
| 2003-06-12 | £142,500 | 2, CHURCH END CHURCH ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-04-15 | £465,000 | RIVERSIDE CHURCH END | Detached |
| 2002-08-23 | £395,000 | OAKDENE CHURCH END | Detached |
| 1997-09-25 | £79,000 | 2, CHURCH END CHURCH ROAD | Terraced |
14 recorded sales on MK43 8RH. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kempston Rural Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Kempston Academy | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Balliol Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Great Denham Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Bedford Road Primary Academy | 0.9 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2022) |
| St James' CofE Academy | 1.3 mi | Primary | 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: KING STREET SURGERY (1.0 mi) · QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE (1.4 mi) · WOOTTON VALE AND SHORTSTOWN SURGERY (1.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CUH AT BEDFORD HOSPITAL (2.1 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL SOUTH WING (2.1 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL (2.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 1-4, Church End (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (Grade I) (0.1 mi) · THE OLD VICARAGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: THE VILLAGE PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · BRITANNIA PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · SPEEDWELL PHARMACY (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Bedford (2.0 mi) · Kempston Hardwick (2.0 mi) · Bedford St Johns (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.6 mi) · Co-op Food (0.9 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.0 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
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 | DistrictMK43 | SectorMK43 8 | PostcodeMK43 8RH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £412,356 | £488,966 | £437,786 |
| 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 | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 66% | 57% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 91% | 100% |
— = 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 30 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.