MK43 9BS
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Property report — MK43 9BS
Open-data due diligence for MK43 9BS and the area around it.
MK43 9BS in brief: 50 recorded sales (£56,000–£450,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for MK43 9BS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the MK43 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£366,922
Population
21,686
Crimes recorded
42
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
85%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in MK43 9, 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 (47 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-15 | £315,000 | 59 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2024-01-19 | £320,000 | 58 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-09-24 | £450,000 | 36 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-04-20 | £375,000 | 32 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-12-16 | £260,000 | 36 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-12-11 | £376,500 | 35 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-06-03 | £183,000 | 36 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-01-31 | £300,000 | 39 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-08-23 | £420,000 | 42 RIDGE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-01-28 | £270,000 | 23 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-12-19 | £335,000 | 46 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-03-06 | £305,000 | 49 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2018-01-19 | £295,000 | 25 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-06-02 | £365,000 | 53 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-31 | £250,000 | 34 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-11-04 | £380,000 | 65 RIDGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2015-11-20 | £270,000 | 51 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2015-07-21 | £257,000 | 35 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-11-29 | £202,000 | 44 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2013-08-02 | £249,995 | 43 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2012-12-11 | £217,000 | 56 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2012-09-28 | £208,000 | 30 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-09-30 | £207,000 | 46 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-08-12 | £215,000 | 49 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-07-15 | £218,000 | 53 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2010-07-20 | £207,000 | 32 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2009-10-16 | £175,000 | 35 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2009-07-31 | £180,000 | 31 RIDGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2009-07-17 | £174,995 | 42 RIDGE ROAD | Terraced |
| 2009-04-30 | £165,000 | 37 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2008-07-25 | £285,000 | 68 RIDGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2008-04-30 | £195,000 | 44 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-06-21 | £234,995 | 49 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-11-08 | £182,500 | 46 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2004-08-27 | £420,000 | WAHIWALA, 66 RIDGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2003-09-05 | £195,000 | 30 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2002-10-10 | £142,307 | 65 RIDGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2002-06-21 | £145,000 | 57 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-10-20 | £150,000 | WAHIWALA, 66 RIDGE ROAD | Detached |
| 2000-09-08 | £116,000 | 32 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-11-10 | £79,950 | 41 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-11-30 | £102,000 | 51 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1998-05-28 | £56,000 | 65 RIDGE ROAD | Detached |
| 1998-05-14 | £80,000 | 54 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-11-14 | £70,500 | 48 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1997-01-30 | £95,000 | 43 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-12 | £72,750 | 49 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-24 | £60,000 | 46 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1995-05-17 | £65,000 | 36 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1995-03-31 | £64,000 | 32 RIDGE ROAD | Semi-detached |
50 recorded sales on MK43 9BS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kempston Rural Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Kempston Academy | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Balliol Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Wootton Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bedford Road Primary Academy | 1.3 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2022) |
| Wootton Upper School | 1.3 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: WOOTTON VALE AND SHORTSTOWN SURGERY (1.2 mi) · KING STREET SURGERY (1.3 mi) · QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE (2.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CUH AT BEDFORD HOSPITAL (2.5 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL SOUTH WING (2.5 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL (2.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: The Old Grooms Cottage (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · GARDEN WALLS, PIERS, GATES AND RAILINGS AT KEMPSTON BURY (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · KEMPSTON HOUSE (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WOOTTON PHARMACY (1.2 mi) · THE VILLAGE PHARMACY (1.3 mi) · BRITANNIA PHARMACY (1.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Kempston Hardwick (1.5 mi) · Bedford (2.6 mi) · Bedford St Johns (2.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.2 mi) · Co-op Food (1.0 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 35
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 36%
- Households
- 8,118
Owned 66% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for MK43 9.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in MK43 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 31/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for MK43 9BS 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 9 | PostcodeMK43 9BS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £412,356 | £366,922 | £219,130 |
| Population | 64,433 | 21,686 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 99 | 42 | — |
| Schools | 20 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 66% | 85% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (MK43 9); 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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