Roxton Road Chawston, Bedford
118 addresses across 5 postcodes (MK44), about 1.6 km (1 mile) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 27301723.
- Energy: 46 homes have an energy certificate (B: 8, C: 14, D: 9, E: 7, F: 8).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Bedford costs £2,472 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is St Neots, about 5.8 km (3.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Alpha Park, is about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 18 to 28 m above sea level.
- Noise: 44 of its 118 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Neots Health Centre, about 4.6 km (2.9 miles) away.
- People: About 1,040 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
46 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 96 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (19); House, detached (17); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 1930-1949 (9); before 1900 (8); 2017 (8). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (18); rented (social) (8); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (22 addresses)
- 1a, The Lane, Wyboston
- 4, The Lane, Wyboston
- 8, The Lane, Wyboston
- 12, The Lane, Wyboston
- 14, The Lane, Wyboston
- 22, The Lane, Wyboston
- 24, The Lane, Wyboston
- 26, The Lane, Wyboston
- 28, The Lane, Wyboston
- 30, The Lane, Wyboston
- 31, The Lane, Wyboston
- 32, The Lane, Wyboston
- 34, The Lane, Wyboston
- 36, The Lane, Wyboston
- 38, The Lane, Wyboston
- 40, The Lane, Wyboston
- 42, The Lane, Wyboston
- 52 The Lane, Wyboston
- 70, The Lane, Wyboston
- Dove House Farm, The Lane, Wyboston
- Meadow Cottage, The Lane, Wyboston
- The Old Plough, 68, The Lane, Wyboston
Council tax
What each band costs in Bedford in 2026-27: Band D £2,472 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,648 | £1,922 | £2,197 | £2,472 | £3,021 | £3,570 | £4,120 | £4,943 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (20% of about 1,370 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 31, GREAT NORTH ROAD, grade II
- HEDDINGS FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MOAT COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 29 September 2026 to 1 October 2026: BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, priority working, on the verge (minor works)
- 6 August 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK44 3AP | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| MK44 3AS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| MK44 3AT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| MK44 3AU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| MK44 3AY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 118 addresses are between 18 m and 28 m above sea level (21 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK44 3AP | 100% | 98% | 98% | 0% |
| MK44 3AS | 96% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| MK44 3AT | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| MK44 3AU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| MK44 3AY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Neots 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Sandy 679,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Bedford St Johns 176,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Lane Wyboston | 40 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 36.3 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Neots Health Centre | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Carerx | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Market Square Dental Practice | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Biggleswade Hospital | 12 km (7.4 miles) |
| Police station | St Neots Police Station | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Trsa Welcome Break - Wyboston Service Station, Great North Road | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Alpha Park 760 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 130 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated enclosure and associated building platforms, The Lane, Wyboston., a scheduled monument, 800 m (0.5 miles) east. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated enclosure and associated building platforms, The Lane, Wyboston. | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Chawston Manor moated site and associated fishpond | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Round Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Colesden Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Poplar Spinney | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Bean Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Lady Wood | Wood | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Duloe Brooke | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 74 | 118 |
44 of the street's 118 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bedford: see them on the Bedford page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomplish Group Ltd MK44 3AS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hospital (10).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.