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Chestnut Avenue, Silsoe, Bedford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Chestnut Avenue, Silsoe, Bedford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bedford-central-bedfordshire/chestnut-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for MK45 4GP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£441,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£308,993
36 sales
Price range
£100k – £500k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Apr 2026
MK45 4GP

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At a glance

House prices£441k average5% above the Bedford average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station57 min walkFlitwick station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold79% freeholdAcross 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

36 property sales on Chestnut Avenue, Silsoe, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £441,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £305,429. That is 5% above the Bedford average of £418,593 over the same period. 6 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 39% terraced, 25% semi-detached, 19% flat. Recorded sale prices on Chestnut Avenue range from £100,000 to £500,000. 79% of homes sold here were freehold and 21% leasehold. Of 176 streets in Bedford with at least two sales in the last year, Chestnut Avenue ranks 59th for average price.

House prices on Chestnut Avenue compared

Chestnut Avenue£441,000
MK45 postcode area£428,139
Bedford£418,593
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all MK45 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £362,818 (11 sales)2016£363k2017: £332,000 (2 sales)2017£332k2018: £275,500 (5 sales)2018£276k2019: £115,125 (2 sales)2019£115k2020: £292,500 (3 sales)2020£293k2021: £266,250 (4 sales)2021£266k2022: £172,000 (1 sales)2022£172k2023: £400,000 (1 sales)2023£400k2024: £400,500 (2 sales)2024£401k2025: £290,875 (4 sales)2025£291k2026: £382,000 (1 sales)2026£382k

Tenure: 79% freehold and 21% leasehold across 38 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£305,42921 Feb 2024
Semi-detached9£350,6671 Apr 2026
Flat7£132,03625 Sep 2025
Detached6£461,2502 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Chestnut Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
20, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 1 Apr 2026£382,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 2 Dec 2025£500,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 25 Sep 2025£107,500 FlatLeasehold
9, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 21 Mar 2025£437,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 11 Feb 2025£118,500 FlatLeasehold
31, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 13 Dec 2024£472,500 DetachedFreehold
22, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 21 Feb 2024£328,500 TerracedFreehold
9, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 22 Sep 2023£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 18 Mar 2022£172,000 FlatLeasehold
82, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 26 Nov 2021£335,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 29 Jun 2021£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 7 May 2021£100,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 12 Mar 2021£250,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 27 Oct 2020£495,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 23 Oct 2020£107,500 FlatLeasehold
76, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 22 Oct 2020£275,000 TerracedFreehold
76, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 3 Aug 2020£300,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 13 Dec 2019£124,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
8, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 6 Dec 2019£106,250 FlatLeasehold
80, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 30 Nov 2018£305,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 31 Oct 2018£300,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 31 Aug 2018£295,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 27 Jun 2018£265,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 22 May 2018£212,500 FlatLeasehold
23, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 27 Apr 2018£310,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 29 Sep 2017£329,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 26 May 2017£335,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 29 Jul 2016£360,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
9, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 30 Jun 2016£355,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
1, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 29 Jun 2016£357,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 29 Jun 2016£360,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
5, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 28 Jun 2016£460,000 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 28 Jun 2016£415,000 Detached New buildFreehold
19, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 27 May 2016£313,500 TerracedFreehold
15, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 31 Mar 2016£425,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 29 Mar 2016£310,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 18 Mar 2016£320,000 TerracedFreehold
64, Chestnut Avenue MK45 4GP 3 Mar 2016£315,000 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
28, Chestnut Avenue £100,000 (May 2021) → £107,500 (Sep 2025) +8%
over 4 yrs
9, Chestnut Avenue £355,000 (Jun 2016) → £400,000 (Sep 2023) → £437,500 (Mar 2025) +23%
over 9 yrs
4, Chestnut Avenue £212,500 (May 2018) → £118,500 (Feb 2025) -44%
over 7 yrs
3, Chestnut Avenue £360,000 (Jun 2016) → £380,000 (Jun 2021) +6%
over 5 yrs
76, Chestnut Avenue £300,000 (Aug 2020) → £275,000 (Oct 2020) -8%
over under a year
23, Chestnut Avenue £310,000 (Apr 2018) → £295,000 (Aug 2018) -5%
over under a year

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Schools near Chestnut Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Silsoe CofE VC Lower School 251 pupils Primary Church of England 4–9 Good Report 0.0 mi
Esland Bedford School 41 pupils Other independent special school 8–18 Report 0.9 mi
Greenfield CofE VC Lower School 145 pupils Primary Church of England 2–9 Good Report 1.5 mi
St Mary's VA CofE Lower School 134 pupils Primary Church of England 2–9 Good Report 1.9 mi
Gravenhurst Academy 72 pupils Primary 5–9 Outstanding Report 2.1 mi
Orchard School & Nursery 91 pupils Other independent school 0–9 Report 2.1 mi
Maulden Lower School 166 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 2.1 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

  • Flitwick station 2.8 mi · 57 min walk
  • Harlington (Beds) station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 22 min walk
  • Millbrook (Beds) station 5.6 mi · 1 hr 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Co-op (opp, Cranfield Road) 3 min walk
  • Obelisk Way (adj, Barton Road) 3 min walk
  • Obelisk Way (opp, Barton Road) 3 min walk
  • The Church (o/s, High Street) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Flitwick Surgery
    Highlands, Flitwick, Bedford · 2.7 mi
  • Dr A Sulakshana & Partners
    Hexton Road, Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford · 2.8 mi
  • Houghton Close Surgery
    1 Houghton Close, Ampthill, Bedford · 3.1 mi
  • Greensand Surgery (Ampthill)
    The Health Centre, 57 Oliver Street, Bedford · 3.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Silsoe - Mander Farm Road · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Clophill · 1.5 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Maulden · 2.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Barton le Clay · 2.5 mi

Dentists

  • Bedford Road (dental Surgery) · 2.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery (bedford Road) · 2.6 mi
  • Flitwick Clinic · 2.8 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 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned74.8%62.5%
Private rented11.6%20.3%
Social rented13.5%17.1%
Households636

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1527.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.9%64.1%
Aged 65+9.8%18.6%
Residents1,756

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 networks79%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks88%92%

Share of homes across Central Bedfordshire 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 Chestnut Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White89.8%90.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Christian46.1%47.9%
No religion44.8%42.8%
Not answered5%5.4%
Hindu1.5%1%
Sikh0.9%0.5%
Muslim0.8%1.3%
Jewish0.5%–
Other religion0.4%0.5%

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK92.4%89%
Born outside the UK7.6%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above39.2%33.2%
Level 3 qualifications22.2%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications15.9%14.7%
No qualifications9.2%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%10.4%
Apprenticeship4.1%5.9%
Other qualifications1.1%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health58.9%50.4%
Good health31.6%34.5%
Fair health7%11.3%
Bad health2.1%3%
Very bad health0.4%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
2 cars or vans in household45.4%36.4%
1 car or van in household34.1%38.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household16.3%13.8%
No cars or vans in household4.2%11.3%

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 Central Bedfordshire.

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