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Swan Road, Wixams, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Swan Road, Wixams, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-bedford/swan-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 6BW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£412,500
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£347,088
17 sales
Price range
£255k – £520k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Aug 2026
MK42 6BW

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At a glance

House prices£413k average7% above the Bedford average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station35 min walkKempston Hardwick station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 21 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

17 property sales on Swan Road, Wixams, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £412,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £381,900. Average sale prices rose from £294,875 in 2016 to £393,333 in 2026 (+33%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 7% above 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 59% detached, 41% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Swan Road range from £255,000 to £520,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 349 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, Swan Road ranks 103rd for average price.

House prices on Swan Road compared

Swan Road£412,500
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: £294,875 (4 sales)2016£295k2017: £310,000 (1 sales)2017£310k2019: £277,500 (1 sales)2019£278k2020: £261,500 (1 sales)2020£262k2021: £412,500 (2 sales)2021£413k2022: £335,000 (1 sales)2022£335k2023: £330,000 (1 sales)2023£330k2025: £400,667 (3 sales)2025£401k2026: £393,333 (3 sales)2026£393k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached10£381,90014 Aug 2026
Semi-detached7£297,35714 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Swan Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
29, Swan Road MK42 6BW 14 Aug 2026£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Swan Road MK42 6BW 14 Aug 2026£365,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Swan Road MK42 6BW 31 Jul 2026£495,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Swan Road MK42 6BW 19 Dec 2025£470,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Swan Road MK42 6BW 27 May 2025£357,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Swan Road MK42 6BW 13 Feb 2025£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Swan Road MK42 6BW 5 Apr 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Swan Road MK42 6BW 30 Jun 2023£330,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Swan Road MK42 6BW 26 May 2023£327,500 DetachedFreehold
40, Swan Road MK42 6BW 10 Jun 2022£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Swan Road MK42 6BW 19 Mar 2021£520,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Swan Road MK42 6BW 5 Feb 2021£305,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Swan Road MK42 6BW 28 Oct 2020£261,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Swan Road MK42 6BW 28 Feb 2020£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Swan Road MK42 6BW 4 Sep 2019£277,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Swan Road MK42 6BW 28 Nov 2017£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Swan Road MK42 6BW 10 Nov 2017£310,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Swan Road MK42 6BW 28 Oct 2016£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Swan Road MK42 6BW 23 Sep 2016£292,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Swan Road MK42 6BW 30 Aug 2016£257,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Swan Road MK42 6BW 27 May 2016£375,000 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
38, Swan Road £310,000 (Nov 2017) → £365,000 (Aug 2026) +18%
over 9 yrs
32, Swan Road £375,000 (May 2016) → £495,000 (Jul 2026) +32%
over 10 yrs
25, Swan Road £292,000 (Sep 2016) → £357,000 (May 2025) +22%
over 9 yrs
12, Swan Road £327,500 (May 2023) → £330,000 (Jun 2023) +1%
over under a year
40, Swan Road £260,000 (Feb 2020) → £261,500 (Oct 2020) → £335,000 (Jun 2022) +29%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Swan Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lakeview School 436 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Wixams Tree Primary Academy 559 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Wixams Academy 903 pupils Secondary 11–19 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Willow Grove Primary School 104 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Wilstead Primary School Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
Elstow School 413 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.7 mi
Springfield Primary School 365 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.8 mi
Daubeney Academy 576 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.8 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

  • Kempston Hardwick station 1.7 mi · 35 min walk
  • Bedford St Johns station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • Stewartby station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Dove Lane (adj, Green Lane) 2 min walk
  • Dove Lane (opp, Green Lane) 3 min walk
  • Wilstead Industrial Park (opp, Bedford Road) 4 min walk
  • Wilstead Industrial Park (adj, Bedford Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • King Street Surgery
    273 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford · 2.3 mi
  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 2.4 mi
  • The Vale Medical Practice
    Wootton Vale Hlth Liv Ctr, Fields Road, Wootton, Bedford · 2.8 mi
  • Queens Park Health Centre
    23C Carlisle Road, Queen's Park, Bedford · 3.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op FR Wixams · 0.1 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Bedford BP · 1.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Interchange Bedford Foodhall · 1.4 mi
  • Cook Cook Bedford · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Wilstead Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Boots · 1.5 mi
  • Pyramid Pharmacy · 2.0 mi

Dentists

  • U H P The Dental Practice · 2.3 mi
  • Kempston Dental Practice · 2.3 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit (north) · 2.4 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.0%62.5%
Private rented7.8%20.3%
Social rented12.2%17.1%
Households819

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1533.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.9%64.1%
Aged 65+5.1%18.6%
Residents2,404

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 Swan Road

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White79.1%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.4%12.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%4.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.6%5.3%
Other ethnic group1%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
No religion44.8%34.1%
Christian42.2%47.6%
Not answered4.9%5.8%
Muslim3.9%7.1%
Hindu2%1.6%
Sikh1.5%2.2%
Other religion0.4%1.1%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK87.1%78.6%
Born outside the UK12.9%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above42.3%34.7%
Level 3 qualifications20.7%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.6%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%10.4%
No qualifications7.8%16.8%
Apprenticeship3.7%5.6%
Other qualifications1.9%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health63%48.8%
Good health29.6%35%
Fair health5.9%11.8%
Bad health1.1%3.4%
Very bad health0.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
2 cars or vans in household49.2%30.5%
1 car or van in household38.5%40.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%11%
No cars or vans in household3.5%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.

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