Tithe Barn Felmersham, Bedford
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (MK43), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 27300120.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £420,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (D: 4, E: 3).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 F; Band D in Bedford costs £2,472 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bedford, about 9.5 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 150 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 46 to 51 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Sharnbrook Surgery, about 2.4 km away.
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 52% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £218,000 | £218,000 | £218,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2019 | 1 MK43 7JF | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2014 | 10 MK43 7JF | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 7 Jan 2011 | 7 MK43 7JF | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2010 | 9 MK43 7JF | Detached | £218,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 122 m². Most common: House, detached (7). Built: 1967-1975 (6); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (1).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band F (21% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Felmersham (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- Old Rectory Cottage and 1 and 2 The Old Rectory, grade II
- The Stables, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 13 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK43 7JF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| MK43 7HN | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 46 m and 51 m above sea level (48 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK43 7HN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| MK43 7JF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bedford 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km |
| Bedford St Johns 176,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km | |
| Kempston Hardwick 9,780 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest The Church Felmersham | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bedford | 9.6 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 39.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sharnbrook Surgery | 2.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Time For Teeth Irc Yarl's Wood | 4.1 km |
| Hospital | Rushden Hospital | 8.8 km |
| Police station | Bedfordshire Police - Riseley Police Station | 6.6 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Harrold, Harrold Cashzone | 4.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 150 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,440 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,070 m² | 380 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,290 m² | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 80 m north-west. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m north-west |
| Moated site in Castle Close | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Perch Islands | Island | 480 m west |
| Felmersham Gravel Pits | Lake or reservoir | 670 m north |
| Pinchmill Islands | Island | 1.2 km north-east |
| Clay Piece Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Green's Spinney | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 4.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 13 |
2 of the street's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinchmill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 300 m | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Sharnbrook Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Sharnbrook Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sun Inn MK43 7EU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Caterlink Ltd at Pinchmill Lower School MK43 7JD | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Causeway (3); On or near Memorial Lane (3); On or near Trinity Close (2); On or near Grange Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
Nearby streets
Trinity Close · The Tithe · The High Road · St Marys Close · Church End · The High Road · Marriotts Close · Hunts Lane · Radwell Road · Memorial Lane · Grange Road · The Slip
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.