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Queens Park: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Queens Park neighbourhood of Bedford, England (ONS area Bedford 013). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes MK40. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near MK40 4PQ.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Bedford
Queens Park is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Bedford (few signs of gentrification: 0 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £295,000 and flats for £156,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Bedford (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Bedford, is about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 29 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£295,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£156,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance -0.04; 0 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 5.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£48,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.9 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Queens Park sits in Bedford
- Typical house price: 4th lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Bedford
- Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Bedford with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 4th lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Bedford
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 29 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Queens Park
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 29 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
0 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bedford, 1 the other way and 19 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Bedford Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (550 m in a straight line). About 9.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink to Three Bridges (107 to 121 min); East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (about 42 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Queen's Park Academy 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school Biddenham International School and Sports College 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Queens Park
What is the typical house price in Queens Park?
£295,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.
How does Queens Park compare with the rest of Bedford?
Typical house price: 4th lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Bedford. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Bedford with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 4th lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Bedford.
Is Queens Park an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Queens Park gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.04; 0 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Queens Park?
Bedford. Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (550 m in a straight line). About 9.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink to Three Bridges (107 to 121 min); East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (about 42 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Queens Park?
Nearest state primary school. Queen's Park Academy. 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Biddenham International School and Sports College. 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.