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Gillespie Close, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Gillespie Close, Bedford · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/gillespie-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 9JH, MK42 9JQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£237,250
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£206,007
34 sales
Price range
£125k – £330k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Mar 2026
MK42 9JQ

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At a glance

House prices£237k average38% below the Bedford average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband79% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold50% leaseholdAcross 38 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

34 property sales on Gillespie Close, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £237,250. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £142,867. Average sale prices rose from £147,500 in 2016 to £154,500 in 2026 (+5%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 38% below the Bedford average of £384,461 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 44% flat, 38% terraced, 15% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Gillespie Close range from £124,500 to £330,000. 50% of homes sold here were freehold and 50% leasehold. Of 349 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, Gillespie Close ranks 312th for average price.

House prices on Gillespie Close compared

Gillespie Close£237,250
MK42 postcode area£320,390
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all MK42 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £147,500 (4 sales)2016£148k2017: £197,469 (8 sales)2017£197k2018: £241,000 (1 sales)2018£241k2019: £192,333 (3 sales)2019£192k2020: £185,750 (4 sales)2020£186k2021: £235,000 (1 sales)2021£235k2022: £280,000 (1 sales)2022£280k2023: £253,000 (3 sales)2023£253k2024: £226,750 (2 sales)2024£227k2025: £247,400 (5 sales)2025£247k2026: £154,500 (2 sales)2026£155k

Tenure: 50% freehold and 50% leasehold across 38 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat15£142,86727 Mar 2026
Terraced13£251,63514 Mar 2025
Semi-detached5£271,00028 Nov 2025
Detached1£235,00019 Jan 2017

Sold prices on Gillespie Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
13, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 27 Mar 2026£157,000 FlatLeasehold
34, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 16 Jan 2026£152,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 28 Nov 2025£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 31 Oct 2025£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 29 Aug 2025£160,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 9 May 2025£160,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 14 Mar 2025£277,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 1 Oct 2024£158,500 FlatLeasehold
4, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 25 Sep 2024£295,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 11 Sep 2023£152,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 28 Feb 2023£315,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 10 Feb 2023£292,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 22 Apr 2022£280,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 31 Aug 2021£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 24 Jun 2021£138,500 FlatLeasehold
11, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 21 Aug 2020£130,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 26 Jun 2020£248,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 12 Mar 2020£228,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 20 Feb 2020£137,000 FlatLeasehold
56, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 23 Aug 2019£135,000 FlatLeasehold
67, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 31 May 2019£217,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 19 Feb 2019£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 29 Jun 2018£241,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 22 Dec 2017£135,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 8 Dec 2017£245,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 24 Nov 2017£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 11 Sep 2017£148,000 FlatLeasehold
63, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 28 Jun 2017£213,750 TerracedFreehold
49, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 3 Apr 2017£142,500 FlatLeasehold
16, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 24 Feb 2017£215,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 27 Jan 2017£133,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 19 Jan 2017£235,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 27 Oct 2016£124,995 FlatLeasehold
37, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 19 Aug 2016£135,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 1 Jul 2016£124,500 FlatLeasehold
24, Gillespie Close MK42 9JH 12 May 2016£204,500 TerracedFreehold
17, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 6 May 2016£120,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Gillespie Close MK42 9JQ 4 Mar 2016£126,000 FlatLeasehold

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
28, Gillespie Close £245,000 (Dec 2017) → £277,000 (Mar 2025) +13%
over 7 yrs
5, Gillespie Close £137,000 (Feb 2020) → £158,500 (Oct 2024) +16%
over 5 yrs
15, Gillespie Close £124,500 (Jul 2016) → £152,000 (Sep 2023) +22%
over 7 yrs
24, Gillespie Close £204,500 (May 2016) → £248,000 (Jun 2020) → £315,000 (Feb 2023) +54%
over 7 yrs
8, Gillespie Close £225,000 (Feb 2019) → £235,000 (Aug 2021) +4%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Gillespie Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cherry Trees Nursery School 147 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.1 mi
Shackleton Primary School 487 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Peter Pan Nursery School 118 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Cauldwell School 415 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Bedford Free School 536 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Bedford Girls' School 843 pupils Other independent school 7–18 Report 0.6 mi
King's Oak Primary School 826 pupils Primary 1–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St John's School 178 pupils Academy special converter 2–19 Good Report 0.7 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 St Johns station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Bedford station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Angel (o/s, Elstow Road) 1 min walk
  • The Angel (opp, Elstow Road) 2 min walk
  • Bedford Hospital A&E (Stop F, Ampthill Road) 4 min walk
  • Bedford Hospital A&E (Stop E, Ampthill Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 0.3 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 0.9 mi
  • The De Parys Group
    Enhanced Services Centre, Bedford Health Village, Bedford · 1.2 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar PFS Spar - Elstow Road · 0.1 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Cauldwell Bedford · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Southgate Express Petrol · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Cauldwell Bedford · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Janssen's Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Lotus Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco In-store Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • London Road Health Centre · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Midland Road Dental Surgery · 0.8 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

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned30.7%62.5%
Private rented49.5%20.3%
Social rented19.8%17.1%
Households756

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6476.7%64.1%
Aged 65+5.4%18.6%
Residents1,892

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)99%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)79%80%
Gigabit-capable70%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.

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Who lives around Gillespie Close

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White58.9%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.5%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.1%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%4.6%
Other ethnic group2.5%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian48.8%47.6%
No religion23.9%34.1%
Muslim7.6%7.1%
Not answered6.8%5.8%
Other religion5.8%1.1%
Hindu3.4%1.6%
Sikh2.8%2.2%
Buddhist1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK46.7%78.6%
Born outside the UK53.3%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above32.8%34.7%
No qualifications22.6%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications13.2%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications11%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%10.4%
Other qualifications5.1%2.9%
Apprenticeship4.9%5.6%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health51.6%48.8%
Good health33.8%35%
Fair health11%11.8%
Bad health3.1%3.4%
Very bad health0.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household44.9%40.2%
No cars or vans in household33.8%18.2%
2 cars or vans in household16.4%30.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household5%11%

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.

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