HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 79, Shakespeare Road, Bedford as measuring 101 m².

That makes it the 5th largest plot in the postcode, where 6 of the 7 other houses have recorded plot data.

79, Shakespeare Road, Bedford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 25 Nov 2010.

The property is connected to mains gas and has partial double glazing. It is heated using warm air (mains gas).

The most recent sale of 79, Shakespeare Road, Bedford completed on 8th January 2014 at £140,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.

Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.

Values of comparable properties have risen by 67.5% over the period since January 2014.

• Sold Jan 2014£140,000
• Sold Jun 2005£154,000
• Sold Dec 1996£58,000

Since 2016 59 properties similar to 79, Shakespeare Road, Bedford have sold within a radius of 610 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 8th August 2025, was 81, Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40 2DW, a freehold house which sold for £300,000.

Read more about house prices in MK40.

• Sold Aug 2025£300,000 | 4 Bed House81, Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40 2DW81, Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40 2DW
• Sold Mar 2025£370,000 | 3 Bed House48, Palmerston Street, Bedford, MK41 7SE48, Palmerston Street, Bedford, MK41 7SE
• Sold Feb 2025£350,000 | 4 Bed House5, Landseer Walk, Bedford, MK41 7LZ5, Landseer Walk, Bedford, MK41 7LZ
• Sold Sep 2023£335,000 | 4 Bed House5, Constable Hill, Bedford, MK41 7LJ5, Constable Hill, Bedford, MK41 7LJ
• Sold Apr 2023£330,000 | 4 Bed House6, Slade Walk, Bedford, MK41 7LQ6, Slade Walk, Bedford, MK41 7LQ
• Sold Nov 2022£355,000 | 3 Bed House14, Constable Hill, Bedford, MK41 7LJ14, Constable Hill, Bedford, MK41 7LJ
• Sold Sep 2022£285,000 | 4 Bed House4 Oberon Court, Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40 2EB4 Oberon Court, Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40 2EB
• Sold Aug 2022£310,000 | 3 Bed House9, Landseer Walk, Bedford, MK41 7LZ9, Landseer Walk, Bedford, MK41 7LZ
• Sold May 2022£335,000 | 4 Bed House7 Oberon Court, Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40 2EB7 Oberon Court, Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40 2EB
• Sold Dec 2021£300,000 | 3 Bed House21, Constable Hill, Bedford, MK41 7LJ21, Constable Hill, Bedford, MK41 7LJ
• Sold Sep 2021£295,000 | 3 Bed House79, Spenser Road, Bedford, MK40 2BE79, Spenser Road, Bedford, MK40 2BE
• Sold Aug 2021£241,000 | 4 Bed House5, Hogarth Close, Bedford, MK41 7NA5, Hogarth Close, Bedford, MK41 7NA
• Sold Mar 2021£244,000 | 3 Bed House25, Landseer Walk, Bedford, MK41 7LZ25, Landseer Walk, Bedford, MK41 7LZ
• Sold Jan 2021£265,000 | 4 Bed House2, Constable Hill, Bedford, MK41 7LJ2, Constable Hill, Bedford, MK41 7LJ
• Sold Jan 2021£328,000 | 4 Bed House104, Spenser Road, Bedford, MK40 2BB104, Spenser Road, Bedford, MK40 2BB
• Sold Aug 2019£280,000 | 4 Bed House8 Oberon Court, Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40 2EB8 Oberon Court, Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40 2EB
• Sold Jul 2019£265,500 | 3 Bed House3, Landseer Walk, Bedford, MK41 7LZ3, Landseer Walk, Bedford, MK41 7LZ
• Sold Jun 2017£285,000 | 3 Bed House7, Landseer Walk, Bedford, MK41 7LZ7, Landseer Walk, Bedford, MK41 7LZ
• Sold Dec 2016£240,000 | 3 Bed House19, Constable Hill, Bedford, MK41 7LJ19, Constable Hill, Bedford, MK41 7LJ
• Sold Feb 2016£185,000 | 3 Bed House7, Constable Hill, Bedford, MK41 7LJ7, Constable Hill, Bedford, MK41 7LJ

Of the 292 addresses on Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40, 79, Shakespeare Road, Bedford comes out as the 41st largest and the 38th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.

It is also £33k less expensive than the average property across the MK40 district.

• Livingstone Primary School

  400 m away
• Edith Cavell Primary School

  400 m away
• Great Ouse Primary Academy

  600 m away

• Biddenham International School and Sports College

  1.4 km away
• Bedford Free School

  1.7 km away
• Castle Newnham School

  2.0 km away

• Bedford

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  1.0 km away
• Bedford St Johns

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  2.0 km away
• Kempston Hardwick

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  6.0 km away

The flood risk here is rated Very Low, based on Environment Agency data.