38 Polhill Avenue, MK41 9ED
Detached house · Freehold · Bedford, East of England
The full report on this property
A 5 page dossier for 38 Polhill Avenue: every comparable sale within 400m with price per square metre, five years of planning applications around the address, crime trend, schools and stations, and the red flags worth raising before you offer.
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Sale history
- £595,000+49%(+£195,000)+9.2%/yr17 April 2026 · Detached house
- £400,00018 December 2020 · Detached house
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright). Completions appear roughly 7 weeks after the event.
Planning history at this property
No planning applications matched to this exact address in the records Praesago holds.
Address-matched planning coverage begins mid-2026; older applications are recorded by postcode only, so an empty history is not proof that nothing was ever filed here.
Around 38 Polhill Avenue
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Local intelligence
Crime within 500 metres, nearest stations, schools and deprivation context around this address.
Crime within 500m
7offences in 12 months
- anti social behaviour2
- vehicle crime2
- violence and sexual offences2
- drugs1
Rail links
28min walk to Bedford St Johns
- Bedford St Johns2.2km · ~28 min
- Bedford2.3km · ~28 min
Schools within 1km
5within walking distance
- Castle Newnham School117m
- St John Rigby Catholic Primary School277m
- Hazeldene School500m
- Goldington Academy533m
Dot = Ofsted rating: green good or outstanding, amber requires improvement
Deprivation (IMD)
4of 10
More deprived nationally
Area context
District-level figures for MK41, not specific to this address.
Deprivation by domain across MK41
Decile 1 = most deprived 10% of England nationally · Decile 10 = least deprived. This breakdown covers the whole district; the decile 4 figure above is for this address’s immediate neighbourhood specifically, so the two can differ.
Sources: Environment Agency flood risk, Ofcom Connected Nations, Defra air quality, English Indices of Deprivation 2025. District averages, not a per-address assessment.
Energy efficiency at MK41 9ED
Postcode-level figures from the MHCLG EPC register. No certificate matched this exact address, which usually means none has been lodged since 2008.
The area: Bedford (MK41)
Whether this address is a good buy depends on where Bedford is heading. Praesago tracks prices, crime, planning, schools and 30+ official sources for MK41, updated monthly.
Recent sales near 38 Polhill Avenue
| 36 Polhill Avenue | £790,000 | Feb 2025 |
| 28 Polhill Avenue | £560,000 | Sept 2024 |
38 Polhill Avenue common questions
When did 38 Polhill Avenue last sell and for how much?
38 Polhill Avenue, MK41 9ED last sold for £595,000 on 17 April 2026, according to HM Land Registry.
How many times has 38 Polhill Avenue been sold?
HM Land Registry records 2 sales at this address since 1995, from £400,000 in 2020 to £595,000 in 2026.
Is Bedford a good area?
Praesago scores Bedford (MK41) 56 out of 100 for area trajectory, based on 30+ official data sources covering prices, crime, planning and more. See the full Bedford area page for the breakdown.
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