MK45 3AY
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Property report — MK45 3AY
Open-data due diligence for MK45 3AY and the area around it.
MK45 3AY in brief: 54 recorded sales (£51,000–£500,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for MK45 3AY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the MK45 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£416,557
Population
24,220
Crimes recorded
16
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
51%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in MK45 3, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (37 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-31 | £500,000 | 7 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 2024-06-07 | £380,000 | 20 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2022-05-19 | £400,000 | 16 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 2021-12-13 | £475,000 | 26 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 2020-01-31 | £313,000 | 14 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 2014-12-23 | £282,000 | 3 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 2014-11-27 | £215,000 | 13 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2014-08-22 | £223,000 | 9 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 2013-12-09 | £260,000 | 4 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 2013-05-30 | £214,950 | 16 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 2011-04-07 | £190,000 | 22 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-29 | £210,000 | 14 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 2005-08-24 | £297,500 | 26 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 2004-10-26 | £145,000 | 25 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2003-10-29 | £182,500 | 28 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 2003-05-16 | £121,000 | 19 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-07-12 | £77,000 | 19 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-06-29 | £84,950 | 21 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-06-04 | £117,000 | 16 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 2000-07-13 | £103,000 | 24 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Terraced |
| 1999-10-29 | £105,000 | 9 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1999-09-30 | £135,000 | 6 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1998-10-09 | £98,500 | 14 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1998-09-07 | £93,000 | 22 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1998-09-07 | £128,000 | 4 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1998-04-15 | £93,500 | 20 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1996-05-17 | £51,000 | 25 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1996-04-26 | £54,750 | 23 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1996-03-20 | £65,000 | 13 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1995-12-20 | £55,000 | 32 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1995-11-30 | £77,450 | 15 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-11-30 | £76,950 | 17 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-11-30 | £69,000 | 28 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-11-22 | £73,500 | 11 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1995-11-01 | £57,500 | 30 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1995-10-27 | £75,000 | 9 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-10-19 | £79,250 | 22 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1995-09-29 | £95,950 | 7 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-09-22 | £56,000 | 21 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1995-08-31 | £70,000 | 26 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-08-30 | £56,995 | 19 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1995-08-25 | £73,950 | 18 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-08-11 | £102,400 | 2 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-07-25 | £73,450 | 20 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 1995-07-13 | £69,950 | 24 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Terraced |
| 1995-06-02 | £69,950 | 14 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-05-19 | £95,950 | 5 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-04-25 | £75,000 | 16 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-03-31 | £95,000 | 6 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-03-31 | £71,000 | 12 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-02-27 | £93,500 | 3 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-02-10 | £93,950 | 4 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-02-10 | £70,000 | 8 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-01-31 | £71,000 | 10 HERMITAGE GARDENS | Detached |
54 recorded sales on MK45 3AY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton End Forest School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Shortstown Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Wilstead Primary School | 1.8 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Lakeview School | 1.9 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Sheerhatch Primary School | 2.2 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Bedford Academy | 2.2 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
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: BEDOC HEALTHCARE (2.2 mi) · LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (2.8 mi) · CAULDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE (3.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CUH AT BEDFORD HOSPITAL (3.2 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL SOUTH WING (3.2 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL (3.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 8 AND 10, BELL LANE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · THE BELL PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · MANOR FARMHOUSE (Grade II*) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: PYRAMID PHARMACY (1.2 mi) · WILSTEAD PHARMACY (1.8 mi) · PYRAMID PHARMACY (1.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Bedford St Johns (3.1 mi) · Kempston Hardwick (3.8 mi) · Bedford (3.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco Extra (2.7 mi) · M&S Foodhall (2.9 mi) · Morrisons (3.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 37
- One-person households
- 22%
- Households with children
- 35%
- Households
- 8,895
Owned 73% · Social rent 12% · Private rent 11%
Census 2021 (ONS), for MK45 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in MK45 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 11/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for MK45 3AY 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 | DistrictMK45 | SectorMK45 3 | PostcodeMK45 3AY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £486,451 | £416,557 | £139,118 |
| Population | 76,093 | 24,220 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 100 | 16 | — |
| Schools | 23 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 68% | 51% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 94% | 93% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (MK45 3); 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
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