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Swaffield Close, Ampthill, Bedford

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House prices, sold prices and local information for MK45 2HJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£950,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£548,455
22 sales
Price range
£170k – £1.4m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Dec 2025
MK45 2HJ

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At a glance

House prices£548k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station41 min walkMillbrook (Beds) station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband93% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold73% freeholdAcross 22 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

22 property sales on Swaffield Close, Ampthill, Bedford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £950,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £795,000. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% detached, 23% semi-detached, 18% flat. Recorded sale prices on Swaffield Close range from £170,000 to £1,400,000. 73% of homes sold here were freehold and 27% leasehold.

House prices on Swaffield Close compared

MK45 postcode area£428,139
Bedford£418,593
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Swaffield 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: £330,000 (1 sales)2016£330k2018: £396,250 (4 sales)2018£396k2020: £175,000 (1 sales)2020£175k2021: £842,500 (4 sales)2021£843k2022: £255,000 (1 sales)2022£255k2023: £421,917 (6 sales)2023£422k2024: £571,250 (2 sales)2024£571k2025: £892,333 (3 sales)2025£892k

Tenure: 73% freehold and 27% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached11£795,00012 Dec 2025
Semi-detached5£332,00016 May 2024
Flat4£272,75020 Oct 2025
Terraced2£285,00024 Nov 2023

Sold prices on Swaffield Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 12 Dec 2025£950,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 20 Oct 2025£327,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 5 Jun 2025£1,400,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 7 Oct 2024£722,500 DetachedFreehold
11, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 16 May 2024£420,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 15 Dec 2023£700,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 24 Nov 2023£400,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 22 Jun 2023£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 17 Apr 2023£537,500 DetachedFreehold
24, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 10 Mar 2023£255,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 10 Feb 2023£254,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 18 Oct 2022£255,000 FlatLeasehold
48, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 4 May 2021£1,140,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 23 Apr 2021£1,120,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 26 Mar 2021£700,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 5 Feb 2021£410,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 9 Nov 2020£175,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
43, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 16 Nov 2018£510,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 21 Aug 2018£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 21 Aug 2018£555,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 30 Apr 2018£170,000 TerracedLeasehold
15, Swaffield Close MK45 2HJ 11 Mar 2016£330,000 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
46, Swaffield Close £1,120,000 (Apr 2021) → £1,400,000 (Jun 2025) +25%
over 4 yrs
4, Swaffield Close £555,000 (Aug 2018) → £700,000 (Dec 2023) +26%
over 5 yrs
33, Swaffield Close £170,000 (Apr 2018) → £400,000 (Nov 2023) +135%
over 6 yrs
19, Swaffield Close £350,000 (Aug 2018) → £385,000 (Jun 2023) +10%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Swaffield Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Alameda Middle School 720 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 0.4 mi
The Firs Lower School 350 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 0.4 mi
Russell Lower School 437 pupils Primary 5–9 Report 0.5 mi
Redborne Upper School and Community College 1,657 pupils Secondary 13–18 Good Report 1.0 mi
Maulden Lower School 166 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 1.7 mi
Templefield Lower School 290 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 2.0 mi
Woodland Middle School Academy 645 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 2.1 mi
Kingsmoor Lower School 167 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

  • Millbrook (Beds) station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk
  • Flitwick station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Stewartby station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Prince of Wales (o/s, Bedford Street) 2 min walk
  • Prince of Wales (opp, Bedford Street) 3 min walk
  • Alameda Road (adj, Woburn Street) 3 min walk
  • Alameda Road (opp, Woburn Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Greensand Surgery (Ampthill)
    The Health Centre, 57 Oliver Street, Bedford · 0.5 mi
  • Houghton Close Surgery
    1 Houghton Close, Ampthill, Bedford · 0.6 mi
  • Flitwick Surgery
    Highlands, Flitwick, Bedford · 2.0 mi
  • Marston Forest Healthcare
    59 Bedford Road, Marston Moretaine, Bedford · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Ampthill · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Ampthill Church Street · 0.2 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Maulden · 1.3 mi
  • Little Waitrose Shell Little Waitrose Shell Flitwick · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • W Cheeseman & Son Ltd · 0.2 mi
  • The Highlands Pharmacy Ltd · 2.0 mi

Dentists

  • Saxby Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.7 mi
  • Flitwick Clinic · 2.0 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.6%62.5%
Private rented17.0%20.3%
Social rented2.4%17.1%
Households665

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.9%64.1%
Aged 65+21.6%18.6%
Residents1,546

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)93%80%
Gigabit-capable91%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 Swaffield Close

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White95.7%90.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%3.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Christian51.7%47.9%
No religion41.7%42.8%
Not answered5.3%5.4%
Hindu0.9%1%
Muslim0.3%1.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0.1%–
Sikh0%0.5%

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK92.8%89%
Born outside the UK7.2%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above48.7%33.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.3%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications12.3%14.7%
No qualifications8%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%10.4%
Apprenticeship4.7%5.9%
Other qualifications1.3%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health56.3%50.4%
Good health32.9%34.5%
Fair health8.8%11.3%
Bad health1.4%3%
Very bad health0.5%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
1 car or van in household38.6%38.6%
2 cars or vans in household38.4%36.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household16.4%13.8%
No cars or vans in household6.6%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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