Neighbourhood · Central Bedfordshire
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn neighbourhood of Central Bedfordshire, England (ONS area Central Bedfordshire 009). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes LU7, MK17, MK43, MK45. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near MK43 0SH.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Central Bedfordshire
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Central Bedfordshire (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 16 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £355,000 and flats for £180,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Central Bedfordshire (0.8 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Lidlington, is about a 14-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
£355,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£180,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +4% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
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 -0.08; 2 of 16 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 7 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 8 small areas range from decile 4 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£72,300
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.8 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
Where Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn sits in Central Bedfordshire
- Typical house price: 12th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Central Bedfordshire
- Typical flat price: joint 8th lowest of the 21 neighbourhoods in Central Bedfordshire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 6th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Central Bedfordshire
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 Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn
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
2 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Central Bedfordshire, 2 the other way and 12 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.
Rising against the borough
- Air quality
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Lidlington Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 1.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bedford (about 22 min) and Bletchley (about 22 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 Lidlington Primary School 830 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school Holywell School 4.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jul 2023).
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 Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn
What is the typical house price in Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn?
£355,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
How does Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn compare with the rest of Central Bedfordshire?
Typical house price: 12th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Central Bedfordshire. Typical flat price: joint 8th lowest of the 21 neighbourhoods in Central Bedfordshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Central Bedfordshire.
Is Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.08; 2 of 16 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn?
Lidlington. Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 1.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bedford (about 22 min) and Bletchley (about 22 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn?
Nearest state primary school. Lidlington Primary School. 830 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Holywell School. 4.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jul 2023).
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.