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Property market | £349,794 for a semi-detached property |
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Airport access | Closest airport is London Luton (24.0 miles) |
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Broadband | 73.5mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) |
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Ethnic diversity | White: 75.7% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 24.3% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) |
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Socio-economic status | Ranked 95 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 543 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (North East Bedfordshire level) |
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Community | Median age is 40.5 | Happiness is Below Average for Bedfordshire, Average for UK |
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Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Bedford) |
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Commute (approx) | - London St Pancras (47 mins) - Kings Cross (48 mins) - Cambridge (60 mins) - London Bridge (61 mins) - Highbury & Islington (62 mins) - East Croydon (75 mins) - Cannon Street (80 mins) - Charing Cross (85 mins)... (view more here) |
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£349,794 for a semi-detached property |
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Closest airport is London Luton (24.0 miles) |
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73.5mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) |
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Median age is 40.5 | Happiness is Below Average for Bedfordshire, Average for UK |
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Ranked 95 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 543 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (North East Bedfordshire level) |
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5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Bedford) |
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The property market in Bolnhurst has had an average increase over the last few years but a recent decline. Based on data published on 14 August 2024, on average a detached house costs £559,815, which is up 4.7% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £349,794 (up 5.5% on last year) , a terraced house £273,747 (up 4.8% on last year) and a flat £184,026. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £768 per month. Property prices in Bolnhurst are similar to the average property prices across Bedfordshire and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Bolnhurst, prices have risen a little quicker than the annual average price change seen across the Bedfordshire region.
Property data is based on Bedford level pricing data and is as at June 2024 (publicised 14 August 2024)
Regarding the health of the Bedfordshire property market as a whole, here is how it compares to other counties in England:| County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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| Northumberland | £341,537 | +9.1% | £193,799 | +9.1% |
| Oxfordshire | £681,167 | +7.2% | £446,842 | +8.5% |
| Warwickshire | £497,044 | +5.4% | £296,606 | +4.9% |
| Lancashire | £327,674 | +5.0% | £202,231 | +4.7% |
| Staffordshire | £368,206 | +4.6% | £231,129 | +5.4% |
| Buckinghamshire | £827,077 | +4.6% | £460,901 | +6.3% |
| Derbyshire | £337,829 | +4.5% | £211,624 | +3.9% |
| West Northamptonshire | £468,120 | +4.2% | £282,342 | +5.3% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £330,614 | +4.2% | £211,375 | +4.4% |
| Nottinghamshire | £339,334 | +4.2% | £214,324 | +4.5% |
| Leicestershire | £411,159 | +3.8% | £258,580 | +4.0% |
| Worcestershire | £449,059 | +3.7% | £281,497 | +4.8% |
| West Yorkshire | £351,674 | +3.7% | £216,569 | +4.4% |
| South Yorkshire | £291,325 | +3.7% | £192,231 | +4.7% |
| North Yorkshire | £413,652 | +3.6% | £267,964 | +4.5% |
| Greater Manchester | £405,945 | +3.6% | £266,387 | +3.8% |
| Shropshire | £395,032 | +3.3% | £256,716 | +5.5% |
| Gloucestershire | £525,561 | +3.1% | £333,967 | +3.5% |
| Herefordshire | £432,901 | +2.8% | £285,029 | +5.2% |
| West Sussex | £651,933 | +2.8% | £426,962 | +3.6% |
| Merseyside | £340,799 | +2.6% | £220,544 | +2.5% |
| Cambridgeshire | £468,546 | +2.2% | £329,883 | +4.2% |
| Hertfordshire | £909,469 | +2.0% | £535,434 | +2.5% |
| Devon | £483,813 | +1.7% | £334,482 | +4.3% |
| Essex | £566,401 | +1.4% | £375,725 | +2.5% |
| West Midlands | £407,451 | +1.2% | £251,243 | +2.2% |
| North Northamptonshire | £411,956 | +1.2% | £254,927 | +2.6% |
| Somerset | £440,632 | +0.9% | £290,138 | +3.0% |
| Suffolk | £432,182 | +0.6% | £274,497 | +0.9% |
| Wiltshire | £494,939 | +0.6% | £322,678 | +2.7% |
| Kent | £582,570 | +0.3% | £371,997 | +1.2% |
| Dorset | £512,149 | +0.2% | £345,395 | +2.6% |
| Hampshire | £605,590 | +0.2% | £380,521 | +1.3% |
| Norfolk | £385,381 | 0.0% | £261,753 | +2.2% |
| East Sussex | £567,509 | -0.2% | £375,770 | +1.6% |
| London | £1,032,371 | -0.7% | £680,157 | +2.6% |
| Surrey | £916,153 | -0.8% | £535,732 | +1.0% |
| Cornwall | £432,953 | -1.1% | £293,238 | +1.3% |
| Lincolnshire | £294,743 | -1.3% | £201,941 | +1.1% |
| Isle of Wight | £412,903 | -3.6% | £289,954 | -1.5% |
| Rutland | £496,567 | -5.6% | £313,758 | -3.6% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Bolnhurst, or click here to browse the longer list of Bolnhurst property transactions from 2023.
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Bolnhurst has one school nearby: Kymbrook Primary School (Maintained school) which is a primary school based in Kimbolton Road, Bedford. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
| School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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| Kymbrook Primary School Save school | Primary Foundation school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/6/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Bedford |
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| Kymbrook Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/6/2019) |
| Station | Distance from Bolnhurst | Commute options |
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| Bedford A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- London St Pancras (66 mins - Thameslink) View details - London Bridge (78 mins - Thameslink) View details - East Croydon (100 mins - Thameslink) View details - Cannon Street (1 change(s) - 80 mins - Southeastern) View details - Charing Cross (1 change(s) - 85 mins - Southeastern) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 96 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 103 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 106 mins - Southern) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 107 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 110 mins - London Overground) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 121 mins - Thameslink) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 131 mins - Thameslink) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 161 mins - Thameslink) View details - Leeds (159 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - York (1 change(s) - 158 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 170 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 185 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 194 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 247 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 339 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 345 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
| Bedford St Johns A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 67 mins - Thameslink) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 81 mins - Thameslink) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 95 mins - Thameslink) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 102 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 123 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 141 mins - Thameslink) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 165 mins - Thameslink) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 168 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 197 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 340 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 380 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
| St Neots A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Kings Cross (57 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £520 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (58 mins - Thameslink - £520 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 60 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 62 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £520 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 73 mins - Thameslink - £547 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 90 mins - Thameslink - £520 monthly fare) View details - Cannon Street (1 change(s) - 91 mins - Southeastern - £520 monthly fare) View details - Charing Cross (1 change(s) - 96 mins - Southeastern - £520 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 99 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 112 mins - Thameslink - £520 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 118 mins - Southern - £520 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 121 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 144 mins - Thameslink) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 146 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 196 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 227 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 256 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
| Sandy A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 12 miles |
- Kings Cross (37 mins - London North Eastern Railway - £477 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 42 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £477 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 46 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - London St Pancras (50 mins - Thameslink - £477 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 65 mins - Thameslink - £509 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 82 mins - Thameslink - £477 monthly fare) View details - Cannon Street (1 change(s) - 83 mins - Southeastern - £477 monthly fare) View details - York (97 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Charing Cross (1 change(s) - 88 mins - Southeastern - £477 monthly fare) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 104 mins - Thameslink - £477 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (120 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 110 mins - Southern - £477 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 124 mins - Thameslink) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 139 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 162 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 188 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (315 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 296 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Glasgow Queen Street (1 change(s) - 310 mins - ScotRail) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 320 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 515 mins - Avanti West Coast - £477 monthly fare) View details |
| Kempston Hardwick A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +8% from the previous year. | 13 miles |
- London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 81 mins - Thameslink - £512 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 95 mins - Thameslink - £512 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 109 mins - Thameslink - £512 monthly fare) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 109 mins - Avanti West Coast - £512 monthly fare) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 130 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 155 mins - Thameslink - £512 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 179 mins - Thameslink) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 182 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 204 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 347 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 387 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
| Biggleswade A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Kings Cross (35 mins - London North Eastern Railway - £501 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 40 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £501 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 44 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - London St Pancras (46 mins - Thameslink - £501 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 61 mins - Thameslink - £489 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 78 mins - Thameslink - £501 monthly fare) View details - Cannon Street (1 change(s) - 79 mins - Southeastern - £501 monthly fare) View details - Charing Cross (1 change(s) - 84 mins - Southeastern - £501 monthly fare) View details - York (98 mins - Grand Central) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 100 mins - Thameslink - £501 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 106 mins - Southern - £501 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (121 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 122 mins - Thameslink) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 141 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 164 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 184 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (316 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 297 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Glasgow Queen Street (1 change(s) - 312 mins - ScotRail) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 322 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 516 mins - Avanti West Coast - £501 monthly fare) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Bedford) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
| Ethnicity | % of Bedford residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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| White | 75.7% | 81.7% |
| Asian | 12.6% | 9.3% |
| Black | 5.3% | 4.0% |
| Mixed | 4.6% | 2.9% |
| Other | 1.8% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the North East Bedfordshire consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
| Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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| Intermediate occupations | 13.3% | |
| Small employers and own account workers | 11.8% | |
| Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 16.9% | 95 out of 573 |
| Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 24.0% | |
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.3% | |
| Semi-routine occupations | 9.7% | |
| Routine occupations | 9.3% | |
| Never worked / long-term unemployed | 4.9% | 543 out of 573 |
| Full-time students | 4.7% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Bedfordshire is fast (80mbps). Bolnhurst is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 73.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the North East Bedfordshire level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
| Average speed | 73.5 mbps |
| % households with superfast broadband access | 94.9% |
| % households unable to access decent broadband | 0.3% |
Crime stats were found at the Bedford level:
| Type | Bedford | UK |
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| Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 86 | 93 |
| Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
| Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 9 | 10 |
| Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 2 | 1 |
| Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 32 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Bolnhurst.
Flood warningsThere are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
Flood areasThe areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
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| Lincs and Northants | River Nene | River Nene between Cogenhoe and Wansford |
| Lincs and Northants | Grendon Brooks, Wollaston Brook, Knuston Brook, Billing Brook | Grendon Brook, Wollaston Brook, Knuston Brook, Skew Bridge, Chelveston Brook, Hog Dyke, Barnwell Brook, Polebrook, Stonepit Dyke, Warmington Dyke, Southwick Brook, Billing Brook and Castor Splash |
| East Anglia | River Great Ouse | Middle River Great Ouse from Newport Pagnell to Roxton |
| East Anglia | River Great Ouse | River Great Ouse from Wyboston to the south of Brampton, including Duloe Brook, Hen Brook, Fox Brook |
| Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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| Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £349,794 Detached: £559,815 | 86 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
| Arlesey, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Hot property market | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
| Ampthill, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: 6Secondary: 3 | 17.3% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed |
| Ickwell, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Hot property market | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: Secondary: | N/A |
| Henlow, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Hot property market | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
| Sandy, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Hot property market | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
| Woburn, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 17.3% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed |
| Clophill, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 17.3% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed |
| Bromham, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £349,794 Detached: £559,815 | 86 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
| Bedford, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £349,794 Detached: £559,815 | 86 | Primary: 26Secondary: 12 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
| Pavenham, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £349,794 Detached: £559,815 | 86 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
| Elstow, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £349,794 Detached: £559,815 | 86 | Primary: 9Secondary: 5 | 17.3% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed |
| Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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| Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £349,794 Detached: £559,815 | 86 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
| Arlesey, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Hot property market | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
| Ampthill, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: 6Secondary: 3 |
| Ickwell, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Hot property market | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: Secondary: |
| Henlow, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Hot property market | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
| Sandy, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Hot property market | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 |
| Woburn, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
| Clophill, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Hot property market | Semi-detached: £366,319 Detached: £582,903 | 55 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
| Bromham, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £349,794 Detached: £559,815 | 86 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
| Bedford, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £349,794 Detached: £559,815 | 86 | Primary: 26Secondary: 12 |
| Pavenham, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £349,794 Detached: £559,815 | 86 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
| Elstow, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £349,794 Detached: £559,815 | 86 | Primary: 9Secondary: 5 |
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