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House prices near Shortstown Primary School

Primary · Academy · Bedford

Within 0.5 miles of Shortstown Primary School, 1,643 homes have sold since 2015, at a median price of £285,000. In the latest 12 months of data, 62 sales had a median of £300,000. Detached homes are the most common here, at a median of £360,000. That is in line with the England & Wales average of around £280,000. Recent prices near the school are 14% below Bedford as a whole (£350,000). 48% of these sales were new-build homes.
£285,000
Median sold price
£300,000
Median, last 12 months
1,643
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 Shortstown Primary School

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy (Academy converter)
Ages2–11
Pupils479 (capacity 420)
GenderMixed
Local authorityBedford
PostcodeMK42 0GS

School website · DfE school record

Inspection

Ofsted report card, Feb 2026:
Achievement: Expected standardCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardLeadership: Expected standardEarly years: Expected standardSafeguarding: Met
Previous overall grade: Good (Oct 2021)
Ofsted reports »

House prices near Shortstown Primary School by property type

TypeMedianSales
Detached£360,000503
Semi-detached£294,995497
Terraced£240,000345
Flat/Maisonette£169,950266
Other£235,32732

Sold prices by year

YearMedianSales
2015£204,995120
2016£259,995187
2017£289,995180
2018£299,995114
2019£275,000146
2020£302,750124
2021£300,000241
2022£327,500205
2023£325,000130
2024£315,00087
2025£300,25080
2026£300,00029

Recent sales near Shortstown Primary School

£510,000
5, BRIZE GARDENS, BEDFORD, MK42 0JQ
DetachedJul 2026
£157,500
FLAT E, 6, GARLAND CRESCENT, BEDFORD, MK42 0WH
Flat/MaisonetteJul 2026
£212,000
FLAT 3, 52, CARMICHAEL DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 0AD
Flat/MaisonetteJul 2026
£197,000
44, BEAUVAIS AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK42 0GD
Flat/MaisonetteJul 2026
£301,000
7, GENT COURT, BEDFORD, MK42 0BF
Semi-detachedJun 2026
£210,000
FLAT H, 10, NEWTON STREET, BEDFORD, MK42 0UQ
Flat/MaisonetteJun 2026
£480,000
6, KEELEY CROFT, BEDFORD, MK42 0NP
DetachedJun 2026
£340,000
8, RADCLIFFE MEWS, BEDFORD, MK42 0XG
Semi-detachedJun 2026
£185,000
2, MITCHELL COURT, NORTH DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 0TN
TerracedJun 2026
£190,000
2, NETTLETON MEWS, BEDFORD, MK42 0BW
TerracedMay 2026
£395,000
17, PALSTRA, BEDFORD, MK42 0WS
DetachedMay 2026
£472,500
25, FORD ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0JE
DetachedApr 2026

Streets near Shortstown Primary School

Schools nearby

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

Bedford Academy1.1 mi
Secondary · Academy · ages 11–18 · website
Ofsted, Mar 2023: Good
Ofsted reports »
King's Oak Primary School1.1 mi
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 1–11 · website
Ofsted report card, May 2026:
Achievement: Expected standardCurriculum & teaching: Strong standardInclusion: Strong standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Strong standardLeadership: Strong standardEarly years: Strong standardSafeguarding: Met
Previous overall grade: Good (Jan 2022)
Ofsted reports »
Cotton End Forest School1.2 mi
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 2–11 · website
Ofsted, May 2025 — graded by area, no overall grade:
Quality of education: GoodBehaviour: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership: Good
Ofsted reports »
Elstow School1.4 mi
Primary · Academy · ages 4–11 · website
Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025: Standards maintained
Ofsted reports »
Shackleton Primary School1.6 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 »
KWS School1.7 mi
Secondary · Independent · ages 11–18 · website
Independent schools are inspected by Ofsted or the ISI — school record
Lakeview School1.8 mi
Primary · Academy · ages 3–11 · website
Ofsted, Oct 2022 (as predecessor school): Good
Ofsted reports »
Bedford Girls' School1.9 mi
All-through · Independent · ages 7–18 · Girls only · website
Independent schools are inspected by Ofsted or the ISI — school record
Sheerhatch Primary School2 mi
Primary · Council-maintained · ages 4–11 · website
Ofsted report card, Jan 2026:
Achievement: Needs attentionCurriculum & teaching: Needs attentionInclusion: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardLeadership: Needs attentionEarly years: Needs attentionSafeguarding: Met
Previous overall grade: Good (Nov 2021)
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.