3 Usher Close

MK42 9DASemi-detachedFreehold

Last sold

£323,000

September 2025

Previous sales

Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.

September 2025 Freehold £323,000

March 2016 Freehold £257,000

August 2004 Freehold £245,950

What is around it

Size, energy rating, walls and flood risk.

Broadband

Gigabit

Every home in this postcode can get gigabit broadband (full fibre or cable): 1,000 Mb or more.

As of July 2025, for the whole postcode. What you can actually get depends on the provider.

Schools nearby

The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.

Primary schools

Cauldwell School Ages 4 to 11 · 415 pupils

Report card, 2025

0.3 miles

Priory Primary School Ages 3 to 11 · 214 pupils

No grade

0.5 miles

Shackleton Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 487 pupils

Report card, 2026

0.6 miles

Secondary schools

Bedford Free School Ages 11 to 16 · 536 pupils

Outstanding, 2020

0.3 miles

Castle Newnham School Ages 4 to 16 · 624 pupils

Report card, 2026

1.0 miles

Biddenham International School and Sports College Ages 11 to 18 · 1,422 pupils

No grade

1.1 miles

Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.

What’s nearby

Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.

Supermarkets

Costcutter0.3 mi · 7 min walk

7 Days Euro Market0.4 mi · 10 min walk

Broadway Food Centre0.4 mi · 10 min walk

Wisla0.4 mi · 11 min walk

Ideal Supermarket0.4 mi · 11 min walk

Lidl0.4 mi · 11 min walk

Within a 15-minute walk

Restaurants

Shan-E-Punjab, Tana Thai, Kazoku, Zizzi…

Cafés

The Woolpack Hub, Harpur's 71, Bridges Espresso Bar, City Caffe…

Pubs and bars

The Gardeners Arms, The Kings Arms, The Grafton Pub and Hotel, The Paddington…

Takeaways

Chip Inn, S & D Fish Bar, Italian Express Pizza, Cibo Italian Subs…

Everyday

GPLansdowne Surgery 0.7 mi · 18 min walk

ChemistJanssens Pharmacy 0.2 mi · 6 min walk

DentistBedford Dental Centre 0.4 mi · 10 min walk

GymThe Gym 0.5 mi · 13 min walk

Swimming poolBedford Modern School Swimming Pool 1.0 mi · 26 min walk

ParkSt Mary's Gardens 0.3 mi · 8 min walk

Things to do

Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA Golf · 2.8 miMowsbury Golf Course Visit website ↗

Nature Hill Rise Local Nature Reserve 1.2 mi

Family English School of Falconry 3.7 mi

Football Bedford Town FC - The Eyrie Stadium 2.5 mi

Attraction Etienne Stott Kayak Slalom Arena 0.5 mi

Museum Pop Studio 4 0.5 mi

Theatre The Quarry Theatre 0.7 mi

Cinema Vue Cinemas - Bedford ↗ 0.3 mi

Getting about

StationBedford St Johns 0.2 mi · 6 min walk

StationBedford 0.5 mi · 13 min walk

Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.

Recently sold nearby

Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.

Flat 124 Britannia House, Palgrave Road

August 2026 Leasehold

£245,000

Flat 84 Crown Quay, Prebend Street

July 2026 Leasehold

£150,000

Flat 100 Crown Quay, Prebend Street

June 2026 Leasehold

£166,000

Flat 13 Wheelwright House, Palgrave Road

May 2026 Leasehold

£185,000

Flipometer

Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.

Flat 83 Wheelwright House Palgrave Road, Bedford

Leasehold

Bought March 2021£120,000

Sold September 2022£150,000

+£30,000 18 months Flipped

A gap between two sale prices does not prove work was done, and a planning application near a sale does not prove the two are connected. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

How this area has changed

Typical prices for semi-detached houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to September 2026 against the same twelve months back then.

Area	Now	5 years ago	10 years ago	15 years ago	20 years ago
Usher Close	–	Not enough sales	Not enough sales	Not enough sales	Not enough sales
Postcode sector MK42 9	£327,500	£275,000 +19% since	£207,000 +58% since	£159,500 +105% since	£162,000 +102% since
Bedford	£345,000	£298,000 +16% since	£248,000 +39% since	£182,500 +89% since	£172,250 +100% since

The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.

Sector MK42 9 Bedford Typical price each year, semi-detached houses. A gap is a year with too few sales.

House prices across MK42 →

How homes change hands in MK42 9, over the last five years (729 sales):

What sells: 37% terraced, 26% flats, 24% semi-detached, 9% detached, 5% other.
27% sold leasehold.
119 sales in the last twelve months, against 237 in the same twelve months five years ago.

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Paying for it

75% mortgage at 5.5%, interest only, 25 years — Detailed to change it.

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Doing it up

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