Shortstown · Bedford · England
Updated September 2026
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At this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 39, Trow Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BF | 30 January 2026 | £542,500 |
| 9, Trow Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BF | 23 January 2026 | £280,000 |
| 45, Trow Close, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3BF | 17 December 2025 | £535,000 |
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
Cotton End Forest School
Community school
Shortstown Primary School
Academy converter
Wilstead Primary School
Academy converter
Within 1 mile of this postcode
Census 2021
48 female, 48 male
1,357 residents
711 residents
1,903 residents
2,046 residents
1,767 residents
This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK45 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
NHS ODS
2
within 5 km
UNIT 16, STEPHENSON COURT, FRASER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK44 3WJ
ODS code Y06153
3.9 km
84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT
ODS code E81019
4.6 km
Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
The Bell
BCT · Cotton End
High Road
BCT · Cotton End
High Road
BCT · Cotton End
The Bell
BCT · Cotton End
Bunkers Drive
BCT · Cotton End
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 021D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.
Overall IMD decile
5 of 10
Overall England rank
16,036 of 33,755
These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.
Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.
Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.
Recorded sales
The five-year median is £416,000 from 8 recorded sales in MK45 3BF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Bedford is £329,830 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.
Published establishments
15 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cotton End Forest School is the nearest published school at 197 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Published police records
36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.