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Westwood Close, Shortstown, Bedford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for MK42 0JS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£237,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£206,261
23 sales
Price range
£160k – £250k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Mar 2026
MK42 0JS

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At a glance

House prices£206k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station40 min walkBedford St Johns station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 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

23 property sales on Westwood Close, Shortstown, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £237,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £204,868. 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 83% terraced, 17% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Westwood Close range from £160,000 to £250,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Westwood Close compared

MK42 postcode area£320,390
Bedford£384,461
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Westwood Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all MK42 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £160,000 (1 sales)2016£160k2017: £184,000 (4 sales)2017£184k2018: £180,000 (3 sales)2018£180k2019: £194,167 (3 sales)2019£194k2021: £217,000 (5 sales)2021£217k2022: £240,500 (2 sales)2022£241k2023: £245,000 (1 sales)2023£245k2024: £225,833 (3 sales)2024£226k2026: £237,000 (1 sales)2026£237k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced19£204,86820 Mar 2026
Semi-detached4£212,87525 Aug 2023

Sold prices on Westwood Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
31, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 20 Mar 2026£237,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 19 Dec 2024£220,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 28 Mar 2024£230,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 6 Mar 2024£227,500 TerracedFreehold
20, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 25 Aug 2023£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 23 Sep 2022£246,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 9 Sep 2022£235,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 26 Nov 2021£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 30 Sep 2021£225,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 12 Aug 2021£173,750 TerracedFreehold
3, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 28 Jul 2021£250,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 26 Feb 2021£225,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 25 Jan 2021£175,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 22 Aug 2019£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 12 Feb 2019£187,500 TerracedFreehold
25, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 25 Jan 2019£185,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 20 Dec 2018£185,000 OtherFreehold
10, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 17 Oct 2018£162,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 12 Apr 2018£200,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 12 Feb 2018£178,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 27 Oct 2017£222,000 TerracedFreehold
1A, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 14 Sep 2017£186,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 6 Jul 2017£167,500 TerracedFreehold
30, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 28 Apr 2017£160,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 24 Mar 2017£150,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Westwood Close MK42 0JS 12 May 2016£160,000 TerracedFreehold

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
16, Westwood Close £178,000 (Feb 2018) → £220,000 (Dec 2024) +24%
over 7 yrs
25, Westwood Close £160,000 (May 2016) → £185,000 (Jan 2019) → £227,500 (Mar 2024) +42%
over 8 yrs
10, Westwood Close £162,000 (Oct 2018) → £246,000 (Sep 2022) +52%
over 4 yrs
24, Westwood Close £167,500 (Jul 2017) → £235,000 (Sep 2022) +40%
over 5 yrs
30, Westwood Close £150,000 (Mar 2017) → £160,000 (Apr 2017) → £175,000 (Jan 2021) +17%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Westwood Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Shortstown Primary School 479 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Elstow School 413 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Bedford Academy 1,480 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.0 mi
Cotton End Forest School 435 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.2 mi
King's Oak Primary School 826 pupils Primary 1–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
Shackleton Primary School 487 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.5 mi
Cherry Trees Nursery School 147 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 1.7 mi
Lakeview School 436 pupils Primary 3–11 Good 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

  • Bedford St Johns station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Bedford station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Kempston Hardwick station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Brancker Avenue (opp, Greycote) 1 min walk
  • Brancker Avenue (Adjacent, Greycote) 1 min walk
  • Concorde Close (adj) 2 min walk
  • North Drive (S-bound, North Drive) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bedoc Healthcare
    Unit 16, Stephenson Court, Bedford · 1.4 mi
  • London Road Health Centre
    84-86 London Road, Bedford · 1.6 mi
  • The De Parys Group
    Enhanced Services Centre, Bedford Health Village, Bedford · 2.5 mi
  • Goldington Avenue Surgery
    85 Goldington Avenue, Bedford · 2.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Shortstown North Drive · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco New Cardington Express · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Bedford Extra · 1.6 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Southgate Express Petrol · 1.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pyramid Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Pyramid Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Smarta Healthcare · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • London Road Health Centre · 1.6 mi
  • Idh Limited · 2.1 mi
  • Dental Clinic · 2.1 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
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 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
Owned86.0%62.5%
Private rented7.4%20.3%
Social rented6.6%17.1%
Households514

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.5%64.1%
Aged 65+5.5%18.6%
Residents1,402

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 Westwood Close

Ethnic group

HereBedford
White72.1%75.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.3%12.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10%5.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.3%4.6%
Other ethnic group1.4%1.8%

Religion

HereBedford
Christian42.6%47.6%
No religion41.8%34.1%
Not answered5.2%5.8%
Muslim5.1%7.1%
Hindu2.1%1.6%
Sikh1.7%2.2%
Buddhist0.9%0.3%
Other religion0.6%1.1%

Country of birth

HereBedford
Born in the UK78.6%78.6%
Born outside the UK21.4%21.4%

Highest qualification

HereBedford
Level 4 qualifications and above41.2%34.7%
Level 3 qualifications21.3%16.2%
Level 2 qualifications14.5%13.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%10.4%
No qualifications8.5%16.8%
Apprenticeship3.8%5.6%
Other qualifications1.1%2.9%

General health

HereBedford
Very good health56.7%48.8%
Good health34%35%
Fair health7.7%11.8%
Bad health1.3%3.4%
Very bad health0.3%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereBedford
2 cars or vans in household46.2%30.5%
1 car or van in household33.1%40.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.5%11%
No cars or vans in household6.2%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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