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Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/hillesden-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 9YX, MK42 9AJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£525,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£352,695
28 sales
Price range
£237k – £665k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Aug 2026
MK42 9AJ

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At a glance

House prices£525k average37% above the Bedford average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station15 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 31 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

28 property sales on Hillesden Avenue, Elstow, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £525,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £283,300. That is 37% above the Bedford average of £384,461 over the same period. 4 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 54% semi-detached, 46% detached. Recorded sale prices on Hillesden Avenue range from £237,000 to £665,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 349 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, Hillesden Avenue ranks 44th for average price.

House prices on Hillesden Avenue compared

Hillesden Avenue£525,000
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: £237,000 (1 sales)2016£237k2017: £297,333 (3 sales)2017£297k2018: £328,000 (2 sales)2018£328k2019: £261,500 (1 sales)2019£262k2020: £293,333 (3 sales)2020£293k2021: £289,000 (3 sales)2021£289k2022: £396,658 (6 sales)2022£397k2023: £275,000 (1 sales)2023£275k2024: £339,000 (3 sales)2024£339k2025: £453,333 (3 sales)2025£453k2026: £525,000 (2 sales)2026£525k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£283,30031 Jul 2025
Detached13£432,76528 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Hillesden Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
57, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9AJ 28 Aug 2026£665,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9AJ 5 Aug 2026£385,000 DetachedFreehold
88, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9AJ 18 Sep 2025£595,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9AJ 21 Aug 2025£440,000 DetachedFreehold
60, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 31 Jul 2025£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 30 Aug 2024£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 14 May 2024£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
108, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9AJ 19 Jan 2024£352,000 DetachedFreehold
68, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 22 Sep 2023£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 9 Dec 2022£369,950 DetachedFreehold
43, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 24 Oct 2022£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 29 Jul 2022£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
102, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9AJ 23 May 2022£340,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9AJ 1 Apr 2022£425,000 DetachedFreehold
88, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9AJ 23 Mar 2022£500,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 12 Jan 2022£450,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 30 Jun 2021£307,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 31 Mar 2021£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 31 Mar 2021£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 25 Feb 2021£260,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 7 Aug 2020£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9AJ 7 Aug 2020£375,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 7 Jan 2020£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 4 Oct 2019£261,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 26 Oct 2018£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 10 Aug 2018£279,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
106, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9AJ 29 Jun 2018£377,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 8 Dec 2017£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9AJ 10 Nov 2017£352,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 29 Sep 2017£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Hillesden Avenue MK42 9YX 1 Dec 2016£237,000 Semi-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
88, Hillesden Avenue £500,000 (Mar 2022) → £595,000 (Sep 2025) +19%
over 3 yrs
43, Hillesden Avenue £250,000 (Aug 2020) → £315,000 (Oct 2022) +26%
over 2 yrs
16, Hillesden Avenue £290,000 (Dec 2017) → £280,000 (Mar 2021) -3%
over 3 yrs
77, Hillesden Avenue £352,000 (Nov 2017) → £375,000 (Aug 2020) +7%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Hillesden Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cherry Trees Nursery School 147 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Shackleton Primary School 487 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Camestone School 408 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Cauldwell School 415 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Peter Pan Nursery School 118 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.6 mi
St John's School 178 pupils Academy special converter 2–19 Good Report 0.7 mi
Daubeney Academy 576 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
Bedford Academy 1,480 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.8 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 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • Bedford station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Progress Way (NE-bound, Progress Way) 1 min walk
  • Pilgrims Way (opp, Mile Road) 3 min walk
  • Progress Way (SW-bound, Progress Way) 3 min walk
  • Pilgrims Way (adj, Mile Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 0.7 mi
  • King Street Surgery
    273 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford · 1.1 mi
  • Ashburnham Road Surgery
    8 Ashburnham Road, Bedford · 1.2 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Morrisons Cauldwell Bedford · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Cauldwell Bedford · 0.3 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar - Elstow Road · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Southgate Express Petrol · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Janssen's Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Lotus Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • London Road Health Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit (north) · 1.0 mi
  • U H P The Dental Practice · 1.0 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 7 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.5%62.5%
Private rented9.7%20.3%
Social rented10.7%17.1%
Households580

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6453.5%64.1%
Aged 65+34.5%18.6%
Residents1,238

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 Hillesden Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White80.9%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.8%12.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%4.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%5.3%
Other ethnic group2%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian52.5%47.6%
No religion30.6%34.1%
Not answered6.9%5.8%
Sikh4%2.2%
Muslim2.3%7.1%
Hindu1.8%1.6%
Other religion1.1%1.1%
Buddhist0.7%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK84.2%78.6%
Born outside the UK15.8%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above26.7%34.7%
No qualifications21.8%16.8%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications13%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%10.4%
Apprenticeship7.9%5.6%
Other qualifications3.2%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Good health39.5%35%
Very good health38.5%48.8%
Fair health15.4%11.8%
Bad health5.5%3.4%
Very bad health1.2%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
1 car or van in household40.5%40.2%
2 cars or vans in household30.7%30.5%
No cars or vans in household19.1%18.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%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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