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House prices near Bedford Free School

Secondary · Free school · Bedford

Within 0.5 miles of Bedford Free School, 2,117 homes have sold since 2015, at a median price of £190,000. In the latest 12 months of data, 107 sales had a median of £225,000. Flat/Maisonette homes are the most common here, at a median of £157,000. That is 32% below the England & Wales average of around £280,000. Recent prices near the school are 36% below Bedford as a whole (£350,000). 13% of these sales were new-build homes.
£190,000
Median sold price
£225,000
Median, last 12 months
2,117
Sales recorded
0.5 miles
Radius from the school

This is not the school’s catchment area. Figures cover homes within a straight-line 0.5 miles of the school; admissions depend on each school’s criteria, so check with the local council.

About Bedford Free School

PhaseSecondary
TypeFree school (Free schools)
Ages11–16
Pupils536 (capacity 500)
GenderMixed
AdmissionsNon-selective
Local authorityBedford
PostcodeMK42 9AD

School website · DfE school record

Inspection

Ofsted, Jan 2020: Outstanding
Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025: Standards maintained
Ofsted reports »

House prices near Bedford Free School by property type

TypeMedianSales
Flat/Maisonette£157,0001095
Terraced£224,250554
Other£350,000223
Semi-detached£260,000191
Detached£435,00054

Sold prices by year

YearMedianSales
2015£160,000225
2016£175,000251
2017£197,500259
2018£196,250208
2019£175,500180
2020£185,000173
2021£186,000215
2022£190,000161
2023£205,000137
2024£205,000130
2025£212,000122
2026£237,50056

Recent sales near Bedford Free School

£147,500
1, HERON QUAY, BEDFORD, MK40 1TH
Flat/MaisonetteJul 2026
£180,000
23E, ROTHSAY ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 3PT
Flat/MaisonetteJul 2026
£310,000
5, MERCHANT GATE, BEDFORD, MK40 1AS
Flat/MaisonetteJun 2026
£140,000
FLAT 8, HELEN HOUSE, 86, VICTORIA ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 9JR
Flat/MaisonetteJun 2026
£278,000
20, ARMSTRONG DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 9LN
Semi-detachedJun 2026
£166,000
FLAT 100, CROWN QUAY, PREBEND STREET, BEDFORD, MK40 1BN
Flat/MaisonetteJun 2026
£350,000
40, HARPUR STREET, BEDFORD, MK40 2QT
TerracedJun 2026
£337,500
25, ARMSTRONG DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 9JW
TerracedMay 2026
£618,000
9, CASTLE ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 3PL
TerracedMay 2026
£241,000
26, SANDHURST PLACE, BEDFORD, MK42 9HU
TerracedMay 2026
£255,000
11, MILLBROOK ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 9HJ
TerracedMay 2026
£230,000
91, FENLAKE ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0EU
Semi-detachedMay 2026

Streets near Bedford Free School

Schools nearby

The nearest 9 schools within 10 miles, by straight-line distance from Bedford Free School. These are not catchment areas — admissions depend on each school’s criteria, so check with the local council.

Bedford Girls' School0.2 mi
All-through · Independent · ages 7–18 · Girls only · website
Independent schools are inspected by Ofsted or the ISI — school record
Priory Primary School0.5 mi
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 3–11 · website
Ofsted, Nov 2024 — graded by area, no overall grade:
Quality of education: GoodBehaviour: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership: Good
Ofsted reports »
Cauldwell School0.5 mi
Primary · Academy · ages 4–11 · website
Ofsted report card, Nov 2025:
Achievement: Expected standardCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardInclusion: Strong standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Strong standardLeadership: Expected standardEarly years: Needs attentionSafeguarding: Met
Ofsted reports »
Shackleton Primary School0.6 mi
Primary · Academy · ages 4–11 · website
Ofsted report card, Jan 2026:
Achievement: Needs attentionCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardLeadership: Expected standardEarly years: Expected standardSafeguarding: Met
Previous overall grade: Good (Sept 2021)
Ofsted reports »
Bedford School0.6 mi
All-through · Independent · ages 7–19 · Boys only · Church of England · website
Independent schools are inspected by Ofsted or the ISI — school record
Polam School0.7 mi
Primary · Independent · ages 1–9 · website
Independent schools are inspected by Ofsted or the ISI — school record
Castle Newnham School0.7 mi
All-through · Academy · ages 4–16 · website
Ofsted report card, Mar 2026:
Achievement: Expected standardCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardLeadership: Expected standardEarly years: Expected standardSafeguarding: Met
Ofsted reports »
St John's School0.8 mi
All-through · Academy · ages 2–19 · website
Ofsted, Sept 2023: Good
Ofsted reports »
Livingstone Primary School0.9 mi
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 2–11 · website
Ofsted, Mar 2023: Good
Ofsted reports »

School details from Get Information About Schools (Department for Education). Inspection outcomes from Ofsted management information as at 30 September 2026; check the latest report on Ofsted’s website. Since November 2025 Ofsted report cards grade each area separately and give no overall grade. © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

How these figures are calculated. Sales are completed transactions from HM Land Registry Price Paid data (2015 to Jul 2026) for homes whose postcode centre lies within 0.5 miles of the school. The radius widens from half a mile, up to 3 miles in rural areas, until there are enough sales to be meaningful. We show the median so a few unusual sales do not distort the picture. School details from Get Information About Schools (Department for Education); inspection outcomes from Ofsted management information. Postcode locations from Ordnance Survey Code-Point Open. Contains HM Land Registry, OS and Crown copyright data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.