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BedfordHarpur

Harpur

MK40 1 / MK40 2 / MK41 6 / MK41 7

Family-friendly

Harpur ward includes the area around the Harpur Centre shopping mall and stretches into residential streets west of the town centre. The Harpur Trust, founded in the 1500s, still funds several Bedford schools and the name is everywhere. The residential parts include some pleasant Victorian streets, particularly around Lansdowne Road and the streets heading towards De Parys. It is a step down in price from De Parys but still a popular choice for families who want to be close to the centre and the better schools.

Bedford0.8 mi
£319kmedian house
Top 10%primary KS2
Below averagesafety
Harpur

Flat

£146k

Terraced

£283k

Semi-detached

£378k

Detached

£375k

43% homeowners38% private rented19% social rented

Fastest travel times

King's Cross49 min
Oxford Circus58 min
Liverpool Street62 min
Victoria62 min
London Bridge66 min
Paddington66 min

Nearest stations

Bedford0.8 mi
SafetyBelow average

Breakdown of reported crime

Violence and sexual offences
44%
Anti-social behaviour
14%
Public order
7%
Criminal damage and arson
7%
Vehicle crime
6%
Other crime
5%
Other theft
5%
Drug offences
3%
Burglary
3%
AffluenceBelow average

Ethnicity

White
74.4%
White British55.6%
Other White16.5%
Irish1.4%
Gypsy / Roma0.7%
Irish Traveller0.2%
Mixed
5.8%
White & Black Caribbean2.3%
Other Mixed1.6%
White & Asian1.2%
White & Black African0.7%
Asian
10.2%
Indian3.9%
Bangladeshi2.4%
Other Asian1.7%
Pakistani1.5%
Chinese0.7%
Black
7.2%
African3.5%
Caribbean2.7%
Other Black1%
Other
2.3%

State primary

Scott Primary School
Priory Primary School
Livingstone Primary School
Good🤝 Strong SEN support

State secondary

Bedford Free School
OutstandingNon-selective⭐ Exceptional teaching
St Thomas More Catholic School
GoodNon-selective
Castle Newnham School
Non-selective

Independent

Polam School
Bedford School
🏆 Exceptional sixth form
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School
Green spaces61 nearby
St Mary's Gardens
Bedford Park
Mill Meadows
Everard Meadow

If you like Harpur...

Greener area

Greyfriars

Bedfordshire

£378k (£59k more)

Safety: less · Green: stronger · Affluence: less

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Safer area

De Parys

Bedfordshire

£380k (£61k more)

Safety: stronger · Green: less · Affluence: stronger

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Safer area

Brickhill

Bedfordshire

£367k (£48k more)

Safety: stronger · Green: less · Affluence: stronger

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