100% FREE

Chestnut Avenue, Bromham, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Chestnut Avenue, Bromham, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/chestnut-avenue-bromham/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK43 8HP, MK43 8GB, MK43 8GE.

Average price (last 12 months)
–
0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£710,167
18 sales
Price range
£255k – £1.35m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Oct 2025
MK43 8GB

Free, no sign-up. Other sites charge up to £25.

At a glance

House prices£710k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 1 min walkBedford station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 19 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

18 property sales on Chestnut Avenue, Bromham, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 15 Oct 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £791,000. Average sale prices rose from £334,333 in 2016 to £845,000 in 2025 (+153%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% detached, 17% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Chestnut Avenue range from £255,000 to £1,350,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Chestnut Avenue compared

MK43 postcode area£422,771
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Chestnut Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all MK43 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £334,333 (3 sales)2016£334k2018: £686,667 (3 sales)2018£687k2019: £880,000 (1 sales)2019£880k2020: £635,000 (1 sales)2020£635k2021: £866,667 (3 sales)2021£867k2023: £632,500 (2 sales)2023£633k2024: £883,333 (3 sales)2024£883k2025: £845,000 (2 sales)2025£845k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached15£791,00015 Oct 2025
Terraced3£306,00022 Sep 2023

Sold prices on Chestnut Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
29, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8GB 15 Oct 2025£775,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8GE 10 Sep 2025£915,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8GD 30 Aug 2024£910,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8HP 31 Jul 2024£935,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8GB 8 May 2024£805,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8HP 22 Sep 2023£390,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8GE 14 Jul 2023£875,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8HP 30 Apr 2021£1,350,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8GB 25 Feb 2021£600,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8GB 24 Feb 2021£650,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8GB 16 Dec 2020£635,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8HP 7 Feb 2020£260,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8GE 12 Jul 2019£880,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8GD 22 Nov 2018£730,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8HP 3 Oct 2018£550,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8HP 13 Feb 2018£780,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8HP 12 Aug 2016£255,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8HP 10 May 2016£273,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Chestnut Avenue MK43 8GA 21 Mar 2016£475,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
29, Chestnut Avenue £650,000 (Feb 2021) → £775,000 (Oct 2025) +19%
over 5 yrs
25, Chestnut Avenue £600,000 (Feb 2021) → £805,000 (May 2024) +34%
over 3 yrs
8, Chestnut Avenue £273,000 (May 2016) → £390,000 (Sep 2023) +43%
over 7 yrs

Buying on Chestnut Avenue?

Stamp duty calculator

Mortgage calculator

Schools near Chestnut Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bromham CofE Primary School 496 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Lincroft Academy 923 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.6 mi
Oakley Primary Academy 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.6 mi
St James' CofE Academy 194 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 1.9 mi
Great Denham Primary School 677 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 2.1 mi
Biddenham International School and Sports College 1,422 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 2.3 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Bedford station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Glade (adj, Northampton Road) 3 min walk
  • The Glade (opp, Northampton Road) 3 min walk
  • East Lodge (adj) 6 min walk
  • East Lodge (opp, Northampton Road) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Priory Medical Centre
    48 The Glebe, Clapham, Bedford · 2.0 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 2.6 mi
  • Linden Road Surgery
    13 Linden Road, Bedford · 2.9 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 3.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op FR Bromham · 0.7 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Clapham · 2.0 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Bedford Great Denham Local · 2.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Clapham High St Express · 2.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Bromham Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • The Village Pharmacy · 2.2 mi

Dentists

  • Munro Hall Clinic · 1.8 mi
  • Dental Care Centre · 2.4 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre · 2.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

12345678910

This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.4%62.5%
Private rented8.5%20.3%
Social rented2.1%17.1%
Households622

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.5%64.1%
Aged 65+21.6%18.6%
Residents1,588

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks85%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks92%92%

Share of homes across Bedford with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Chestnut Avenue

Loading energy certificates…

Who lives around Chestnut Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White89.6%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.1%12.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%4.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%5.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian54%47.6%
No religion32.7%34.1%
Not answered6.1%5.8%
Muslim2.3%7.1%
Sikh2.2%2.2%
Hindu1.5%1.6%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Jewish0.4%–

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK92.1%78.6%
Born outside the UK7.9%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above42.8%34.7%
Level 3 qualifications16.4%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.3%13.5%
No qualifications11.2%16.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%10.4%
Apprenticeship4%5.6%
Other qualifications2.3%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health53.5%48.8%
Good health34%35%
Fair health9.7%11.8%
Bad health2.3%3.4%
Very bad health0.4%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
2 cars or vans in household39.4%30.5%
1 car or van in household33.1%40.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household19.8%11%
No cars or vans in household7.7%18.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Bedford.

Planning and heritage near Chestnut Avenue

Checking conservation areas, listed buildings and other designations…

Noise, radon and ground hazards

Checking…

Planning applications near Chestnut Avenue

Recent planning applications around Chestnut Avenue from the council's planning register. Choose how far to look:

Checking recent planning applications…

Thinking of selling on Chestnut Avenue?

Get a free valuation

Local estate agents will value your home for free, with no obligation.

What's my home worth?

Get an instant estimate from what you paid and how prices in Bedford have moved since.

Estimate my home's value

Council tax here

Bedford Band D is £2,472 a year (Band A £1,648). See every band.

Estate agents near Chestnut Avenue

  • Taylor Made 2.3 mi
  • Park Estates 3.1 mi
  • Goodacres 3.2 mi
  • James Kendall 3.2 mi
  • Walden's Lettings 3.2 mi

Agent locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. More local agents

What's it like living on Chestnut Avenue?

No reviews yet. Live here, or used to? Be the first to say what it's like.

Write a review of Chestnut Avenue

Reviews are checked before they appear. Please don't name individuals or include personal details.

Nearby streets in MK43

See all streets in Bedford All streets in MK43

You might also like

Most expensive streets in BedfordWhere the priciest homes in Bedford sellCheapest streets in BedfordThe most affordable streets in BedfordHouse prices in BedfordHow much prices have risenCouncil tax in BedfordEvery band for this yearWhat's my house worth?A free estimate from what you paidMoving costs calculatorStamp duty, fees and removals in one totalRent vs buy in BedfordIs buying cheaper than renting here?Where can I afford?Other streets at this price