161 Castle Road
Last sold
£400,000
December 2025
Previous sales
Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.
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Every home in this postcode can get gigabit broadband (full fibre or cable): 1,000 Mb or more.
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Schools nearby
The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.
Primary schools
St John Rigby Catholic Primary School Ages 3 to 11 · 268 pupils · Roman Catholic
Good, 2023
0.6 miles
Hazeldene School Ages 3 to 11 · 443 pupils
No grade
0.9 miles
The Hills Academy Ages 3 to 11 · 442 pupils
Good, 2020
0.9 miles
Secondary schools
Castle Newnham School Ages 4 to 16 · 624 pupils
Report card, 2026
0.2 miles
Goldington Academy Ages 11 to 16 · 958 pupils
Report card, 2026
0.6 miles
Bedford Free School Ages 11 to 16 · 536 pupils
Outstanding, 2020
0.7 miles
Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.
What’s nearby
Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.
Supermarkets
Within a 15-minute walk
15
Restaurants
2likeus, A Casa Di Anna, Marcio's Italian Restaurant, Radhuni…
13
Cafés
Cozy, Castle Bites, Papillon Coffee House, The Kiosk…
16
Pubs and bars
The Devonshire Arms, The Gordon Arms, Russell Park Club, The White Horse…
8
Takeaways
Golden Lion, The Denmark St. Fish & Chip Shop, Lee's, Papa Gigi's…
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Things to do
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Nature · 0.8 miFenlake Meadows Local Nature Reserve
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Museum · 0.5 miPanacea Museum
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Golf · 2.0 miMowsbury Golf Course
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Getting about
Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.
Recently sold nearby
Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.
Move or zoom the map to change what is listed below. Dots show the middle of a postcode, not a front door, and a sale counts as on the map by that middle — so one near the edge may fall either side of it.
14 Bower Street
September 2026
£360,000
5 Irwin Road
August 2026
£460,000
83 Dudley Street
August 2026
£290,000
38 Rosamond Road
August 2026
£475,000
152 Howbury Street
July 2026
£465,000
109 George Street
July 2026
£385,000
7 Pembroke Street
July 2026
£387,500
16 Pembroke Street
July 2026
£350,000
116 George Street
July 2026
£365,000
169 Bower Street
July 2026
£437,500
48 Bower Street
June 2026
£315,000
22 Bower Street
May 2026
£385,500
146 George Street
May 2026
£462,500
6 Irwin Road
May 2026
£485,000
119 Castle Road
May 2026
£325,000
86 Howbury Street
May 2026
£325,000
145 Dudley Street
May 2026
£315,000
127 Dudley Street
May 2026
£370,000
105 Howbury Street
May 2026
£425,000
121 Howbury Street
May 2026
£495,000
57 Denmark Street
April 2026
£321,000
10 George Street
April 2026
£392,500
157 Dudley Street
March 2026
£325,000
103 Bower Street
March 2026
£340,000
124 Dudley Street
March 2026
£380,000
49 Denmark Street
March 2026
£290,000
17 Dudley Street
February 2026
£307,000
130 George Street
February 2026
£300,000
61 Denmark Street
February 2026
£327,500
78 York Street
February 2026
£420,000
43 Bower Street
February 2026
£290,000
8 George Street
January 2026
£387,000
53 York Street
January 2026
£275,000
62 Denmark Street
January 2026
£360,000
68 Howbury Street
January 2026
£346,000
99 George Street
December 2025
£305,000
31 Bower Street
December 2025
£440,000
16 Howbury Street
December 2025
£360,000
155 Howbury Street
December 2025
£495,000
161 Castle Road
December 2025
£400,000
21 York Street
December 2025
£360,000
14 Howbury Street
December 2025
£300,000
97 Howbury Street
December 2025
£400,000
22 Howbury Street
December 2025
£280,000
67 York Street
November 2025
£558,000
46 George Street
November 2025
£312,500
19 Pembroke Street
November 2025
£308,500
7 York Street
November 2025
£385,000
20 Rosamond Road
November 2025
£425,000
140 Bower Street
November 2025
£332,000
15 York Street
October 2025
£352,500
22 Pembroke Street
October 2025
£236,000
17 Irwin Road
October 2025
£535,000
5 Fontwell Close
October 2025
£310,000
Flat 4, 54 Bushmead Avenue
October 2025
£270,000
27 Shaftesbury Avenue
October 2025
£755,000
72 York Street
September 2025
£410,000
139 Bower Street
September 2025
£380,000
46 Pembroke Street
September 2025
£457,000
118 Howbury Street
September 2025
£400,000
36 Bower Street
September 2025
£315,000
101 Denmark Street
September 2025
£335,000
13 Dudley Street
August 2025
£325,000
84 George Street
August 2025
£365,000
20 York Street
July 2025
£280,000
82 Dudley Street
July 2025
£360,000
24 Bushmead Avenue
July 2025
£890,000
3 Russell Avenue
July 2025
£540,000
86 Pembroke Street
June 2025
£485,000
94 Dudley Street
June 2025
£350,000
57 George Street
May 2025
£340,000
99 Bower Street
May 2025
£350,000
198 Castle Road
May 2025
£450,000
80 York Street
May 2025
£415,000
66 Howbury Street
May 2025
£340,000
133 Bower Street
May 2025
£615,000
11 Rosamond Road
May 2025
£550,000
18 Pembroke Street
May 2025
£450,000
50 York Street
May 2025
£372,500
133 Dudley Street
April 2025
£365,000
28 Howbury Street
April 2025
£252,000
3 George Street
April 2025
£205,000
Garage 16 Bushmead Avenue
March 2025
£15,000
8 Pembroke Street
March 2025
£365,000
Flat 7, 54 Bushmead Avenue
March 2025
£185,000
13 Pembroke Street
March 2025
£293,000
149 Dudley Street
March 2025
£407,000
75 George Street
March 2025
£376,000
47 Dudley Street
March 2025
£362,000
22 Greenshields Road
March 2025
£500,000
197 Castle Road
February 2025
£505,000
160 Bower Street
February 2025
£312,500
125 George Street
February 2025
£340,000
192 Castle Road
February 2025
£595,000
131 Howbury Street
January 2025
£443,000
43 Greenshields Road
January 2025
£510,000
14 York Street
January 2025
£355,000
144 Castle Road
January 2025
£415,000
7 George Street
December 2024
£630,000
52B Bushmead Avenue
December 2024
£254,000
132 Dudley Street
December 2024
£375,000
129 Dudley Street
December 2024
£300,000
116 Howbury Street
December 2024
£440,000
85 Dudley Street
November 2024
£400,000
50 Bower Street
November 2024
£340,000
24A Shaftesbury Avenue
November 2024
£925,000
82 George Street
November 2024
£435,000
73 York Street
November 2024
£535,000
93 Dudley Street
November 2024
£385,000
104 Denmark Street
November 2024
£485,000
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Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.
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How this area has changed
Typical prices for terraced houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to September 2026 against the same twelve months back then.
| Area | Now | 5 years ago | 10 years ago | 15 years ago | 20 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Road | – | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
| Postcode sector MK40 3 | £356,250 | £305,000 +17% since | £277,250 +28% since | £185,000 +93% since | £167,000 +113% since |
| Bedford | £296,000 | £250,000 +18% since | £200,000 +48% since | £141,500 +109% since | £138,500 +114% since |
The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.
How homes change hands in MK40 3, over the last five years (731 sales):
- What sells: 31% terraced, 28% semi-detached, 25% flats, 11% detached, 5% other.
- 26% sold leasehold, and 2% were new builds.
- 132 sales in the last twelve months, against 237 in the same twelve months five years ago.
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