Pollards Close, Wilstead, Bedford

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK45 3HA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£305,406
16 sales
Price range
£228k – £460k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Mar 2025
MK45 3HA

At a glance

House prices£305k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station50 min walkKempston Hardwick station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

16 property sales on Pollards Close, Wilstead, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 24 Mar 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £279,538. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Pollards Close compared

MK45 postcode area£430,326
Bedford£382,786
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Pollards Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all MK45 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £228,000 (1 sales)2016£228k2017: £280,599 (5 sales)2017£281k2018: £250,000 (1 sales)2018£250k2019: £272,500 (2 sales)2019£273k2020: £252,000 (1 sales)2020£252k2022: £460,000 (1 sales)2022£460k2023: £350,000 (1 sales)2023£350k2024: £327,500 (2 sales)2024£328k2025: £371,750 (2 sales)2025£372k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£279,53818 Feb 2025
Detached3£417,50024 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Pollards Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 24 Mar 2025£417,500 DetachedFreehold
30, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 18 Feb 2025£326,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 28 Mar 2024£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 29 Feb 2024£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 26 Jun 2023£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 14 Sep 2022£460,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 17 Dec 2020£252,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 27 Aug 2019£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 28 Feb 2019£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 21 Sep 2018£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 8 Dec 2017£375,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 27 Nov 2017£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 9 Oct 2017£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 7 Jul 2017£253,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 10 Feb 2017£259,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Pollards Close MK45 3HA 11 Mar 2016£228,000 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
27, Pollards Close £275,000 (Nov 2017) → £325,000 (Feb 2024) +18%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Pollards Close

Crime

51 crimes were reported within about a mile of Pollards Close in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences23
Anti-social behaviour13
Criminal damage & arson4
Other theft3
Burglary2
Vehicle crime2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Pollards Close is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Ivel in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire Flood alert area
  • River Great Ouse from Sharnbrook to Roxton Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Pollards Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Wilstead Primary School Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Lakeview School 436 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Wixams Tree Primary Academy 559 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Wixams Academy 903 pupils Secondary 11–19 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi
Willow Grove Primary School 104 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.3 mi
Houghton Conquest Primary School 139 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.6 mi
Cotton End Forest School 435 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.7 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Kempston Hardwick station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • Stewartby station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Dines Close (adj) 3 min walk
  • The Woolpack (opp, Bedford Road) 3 min walk
  • The Woolpack (o/s, Bedford Road) 3 min walk
  • Dines Close (opp, Cotton End Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • King Street Surgery
    273 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford · 3.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 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.

Income: decile 9 of 10 · Crime: decile 10 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.0%62.5%
Private rented7.1%20.3%
Social rented4.9%17.1%
Households714

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6453.6%64.1%
Aged 65+34.3%18.6%
Residents1,514

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.

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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