Castle Lane is in Bedford and in Bedford district. MK40 3US is located in the Castle electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Bedford. This postcode has been in use since 2007-04-01.
StreetScan combines information about Castle Lane, Bedford, MK40 3US and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: MK40 3UT, MK40 3NT, MK40 3FG, MK40 3FE, MK40 1RY, MK40 1RN, MK40 1RW, MK40 1SP, MK40 1RZ.

Castle Lane Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Castle Lane are based on 67 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bedford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for MK40 3US

Average Price
£239,814
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£315,797
Other
£148,634

Estimated Average Property Prices for Castle Lane

Average Price
£270,081
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Castle LaneStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
16 Castle Lane, Bedford, Bedford
Other, an established residential building 		£100,0002019-08-30 £107,504
18 Castle Lane, Bedford, Bedford
Other, an established residential building 		£100,0002019-08-30 £107,504
18A Castle Lane, Bedford, Bedford
Other, an established residential building 		£100,0002019-08-30 £107,504
20 Castle Lane, Bedford, Bedford
Other, an established residential building 		£120,0002019-08-30 £129,005
2 Castle Lane, Bedford, Bedford
Other, an established residential building 		£250,0002016-06-03 £291,652

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Peter Pan Nursery School
Edward Road, MK42 9DR 		1,296 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Cherry Trees Nursery School
Hawkins Road, MK42 9LS 		1,453 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Priory Primary School
Greyfriars, MK40 1JD 		635 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Castle Newnham School
Goldington Road, MK40 3EP 		1,076 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Livingstone Primary School
Clapham Road, MK41 7LG 		1,136 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cauldwell School
Edward Road, MK42 9DR 		1,333 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Shackleton Primary School
Pearcey Road, MK42 9LZ 		1,481 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Bedford Free School
Cauldwell Street, MK42 9AD 		443 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue, MK41 9DT 		1,636 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Goldington Academy
Haylands Way, MK41 9BX 		1,988 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Biddenham International School and Sports College
Biddenham Turn, MK40 4AZ 		2,240 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bedford Academy
Mile Road, MK42 9TR 		2,358 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBedford College
Cauldwell Street, MK42 9AH 		348 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBedford Girls' School
Cardington Road, MK42 0BX 		602 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedBedford School
De Parys Avenue, MK40 2TU 		701 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedPolam School
45 Lansdowne Road, MK40 2BU 		931 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedE-Spired Centre of Excellence
The Raleigh Centre, Ampthill Road MK42 9HE 		977 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Andrew's School
78 Kimbolton Road, MK40 2PA 		1,014 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Baja17 Castle Lane12 yd
Open Group Food Manufacturing Limited15 Castle Lane12 yd
Lotus16 Castle Lane19 yd
Blue Monk Restaurant19 High Street20 yd
Thali & Tandoor28 Castle Lane20 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The RoseThe Rose, 45 High Street20 yd
Astons32 High Street120 yd
Slug & Lettuce Bedford53-55 High Street121 yd
Vogue55 High Street121 yd
The Cross KeysThe Cross Keys, 69 High Street132 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
BB Tea43 High Street70 yd
Lee's KitchenLee's Kitchen, Duckmill Lane249 yd
Greggs19 Harpur Centre273 yd
Millennium Kebab80a High Street307 yd
Doorstep Dolci High Street LTD94 High Street307 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco63 High Street121 yd
Lidl Food Stores5-9 St Peters Street385 yd
Liana International Market59 Midland Road435 yd
Essential Supermarket10-11 Thurlow Street508 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc15-19 Greenhill Street509 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Bunyan Meeting Church
MILL STREET 		172 yd
Pace Health Club (Bedford) (Closed)
St. Marys Street 		health and fitness suite218 yd
Flexibility Health & Fitness Club
1-3 1-3 SILVER STREET 		health and fitness suite235 yd
Bedford College
CAULDWELL STREET 		health and fitness suite372 yd
Bedford Free School
CAULDWELL HOUSE CAULDWELL HOUSE CAULDWELL STREET 		408 yd
Bedford Girls School
CARDINGTON ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool479 yd
Hmp Bedford
ST. LOYES STREET 		artificial grass pitch574 yd
Samsons Fitness
MIDLAND ROAD 		health and fitness suite643 yd
Trinity Arts & Leisure
BROMHAM ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool664 yd
Bedford School
DE PARYS AVENUE 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts724 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 12.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 12.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed68.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed59.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.91 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.91 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Castle Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2273 crimes were reported near Castle Lane . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of MK40 3US.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Castle Lane, Bedford, MK40 3US

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2273
Violence And Sexual Offences 649
Anti Social Behaviour 391
Shoplifting 312
Public Order 206
Other Theft 139
Drugs 120
Criminal Damage And Arson 116
Bicycle Theft 66
Vehicle Crime 60
Burglary 60
Theft From The Person 59
Robbery 40
Possession Of Weapons 34
Other Crime 21

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of MK40 3US.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near St Cuthberts Street370 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area250 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Saffron Close484 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area469 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shopping Area469 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOffender given a cautionOn or near Shopping Area469 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shopping Area469 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area469 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area469 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area469 yd
More Crime Statistics for Castle Lane, Bedford, MK40 3US

Employment

MK40 3US area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

MK40 3US area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee81
Self-Employed24
Retired22
Part-Time Employee14
Unemployed9
Student (economically inactive)8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Looking after home or family4
Other3
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Education16
Manufacturing13
Accommodation and food service activities13
Human health and social work activities12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security12
Construction10
Information and communication6
Other5
Transport and storage4
Financial and insurance activities4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Real estate activities1
Administrative and support service activities1

People

Gender

Female84
Male101

Partnership Status

Single99
Married: Opposite sex43
Separated6
Divorced18
Widowed7

Health

Very good health78
Good health77
Fair health24
Bad health3
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications24
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 13
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 17
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 20
Degree or Similar 90
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese2
Indian7
Other Asian1
Black African2
Black Caribbean2
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other3
White154
Roma2
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom130
European Union39
Rest of Europe7
Africa2
Middle East and Asia6
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK130
10+ Years19
5-10 Years15
2-5 Years10
Less than 2 years10

Passport Held

United Kingdom128
Ireland4
Italy9
Portugal3
Spain2
Lithuania4
Poland6
Romania6
Other EU countries6
Turkey1
South and Eastern Africa2
South-East Asia2
Oceania2
No passport held10

Religion

No religion91
Christian72
Hindu4
Muslim7
Other religion1
Not answered10
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