Property market | £379,257 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is London Luton (11.4 miles) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 90.2% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 9.7% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Community | Median age is 41.1 | Population of 1,396 | Happiness is Above Average for Bedfordshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Central Bedfordshire) | |
Commute (approx) | - Cambridge (22 mins) - Kings Cross (27 mins) - Highbury & Islington (36 mins) - London St Pancras (39 mins) - London Bridge (52 mins) - East Croydon (66 mins) - Cannon Street (71 mins) - Charing Cross (76 mins) - York (85 mins) - Euston (87 mins)... (view more here) | |
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£379,257 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is London Luton (11.4 miles) | |
Median age is 41.1 | 1,396 | Happiness is Above Average for Bedfordshire, Average for UK | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Central Bedfordshire) | |
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The property market in Chicksands has had a steep increase over the last few years but a recent decline. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £622,537, which is down -1.4% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £379,257 (down -2.4% on last year) , a terraced house £304,429 (down -4.5% on last year) and a flat £184,374. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £799 per month. Property prices in Chicksands are similar to the average property prices across Bedfordshire and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Chicksands, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Bedfordshire region.
Property data is based on Central Bedfordshire level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Chicksands, or click here to browse the longer list of Chicksands property transactions from 2023.
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Chicksands has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Robert Bloomfield Academy (Academy) which is both a primary and secondary school and is based in Bloomfield Drive, Shefford. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Robert Bloomfield Academy Save school | Primary & Secondary Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (6/26/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Shefford | |
Campton Academy Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (1/13/2010) | Ofsted Report Link | Shefford | |
Shefford Lower School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/23/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Shefford |
School | Type |
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Robert Bloomfield Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (6/26/2014) |
Campton Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (1/13/2010) |
Shefford Lower School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/23/2017) |
Station | Distance from Chicksands | Commute options |
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Letchworth Garden City A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Cambridge (28 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £215 monthly fare) View details - Kings Cross (38 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £454 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (41 mins - Thameslink - £454 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 43 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £454 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 56 mins - Thameslink - £458 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 74 mins - Thameslink - £454 monthly fare) View details - Cannon Street (1 change(s) - 73 mins - Southeastern - £454 monthly fare) View details - Charing Cross (1 change(s) - 78 mins - Southeastern - £454 monthly fare) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 91 mins - Thameslink - £454 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 97 mins - Southern - £454 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 108 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 110 mins - Greater Anglia - £454 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 127 mins - Thameslink) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 130 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 178 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
Bedford A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- London St Pancras (66 mins - Thameslink) View details - London Bridge (78 mins - Thameslink) View details - East Croydon (100 mins - Thameslink) View details - Cannon Street (1 change(s) - 80 mins - Southeastern) View details - Charing Cross (1 change(s) - 85 mins - Southeastern) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 96 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 103 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 106 mins - Southern) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 107 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 110 mins - London Overground) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 121 mins - Thameslink) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 131 mins - Thameslink) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 161 mins - Thameslink) View details - Leeds (159 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - York (1 change(s) - 158 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 170 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details |
Bedford St Johns A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 67 mins - Thameslink) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 81 mins - Thameslink) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 95 mins - Thameslink) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 102 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 123 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 141 mins - Thameslink) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 165 mins - Thameslink) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 168 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details |
Hitchin A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Kings Cross (30 mins - London North Eastern Railway - £400 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (33 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £226 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (35 mins - Thameslink - £400 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 36 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £400 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 50 mins - Thameslink - £431 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 68 mins - Thameslink - £400 monthly fare) View details - Cannon Street (1 change(s) - 67 mins - Southeastern - £400 monthly fare) View details - Charing Cross (1 change(s) - 72 mins - Southeastern - £400 monthly fare) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 86 mins - Thameslink - £400 monthly fare) View details - York (103 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 92 mins - Southern - £400 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 122 mins - Thameslink) View details - Leeds (126 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 113 mins - Greater Anglia - £400 monthly fare) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 145 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 168 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 173 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
Stevenage A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Kings Cross (28 mins - London North Eastern Railway - £381 monthly fare) View details - Cambridge (38 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £261 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (29 mins - Thameslink - £381 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 44 mins - Thameslink - £412 monthly fare) View details - Highbury & Islington (59 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern) - £381 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 62 mins - Thameslink - £381 monthly fare) View details - Cannon Street (1 change(s) - 62 mins - Southeastern - £381 monthly fare) View details - Charing Cross (1 change(s) - 67 mins - Southeastern - £381 monthly fare) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 81 mins - Thameslink - £381 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 87 mins - Southern - £381 monthly fare) View details - York (107 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 116 mins - Thameslink) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 116 mins - Greater Anglia - £381 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (130 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 148 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 167 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 171 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Central Bedfordshire) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Central Bedfordshire residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 90.2% | 81.7% |
Asian | 3.5% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 3.0% | 2.9% |
Black | 2.4% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.8% | 2.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Bedfordshire is fast (80mbps). No local data is available for Chicksands.
Average speed | mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | % |
% households unable to access decent broadband | % |
Crime stats were found at the Central Bedfordshire level:
Type | Central Bedfordshire | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 55 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 6 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 19 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Chicksands.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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East Anglia | River Ivel | River Ivel from Langford to Blunham, including the rivers Purwell, Hiz, Flit and Hit |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Chicksands, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | |
Ampthill, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 6Secondary: 3 | 17.3% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Arlesey, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Henlow, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Ickwell, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: Secondary: | N/A |
Sandy, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Woburn, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 17.3% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Clophill, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 17.3% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Bedford, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £359,195 Detached: £598,297 | 86 | Primary: 26Secondary: 12 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Bromham, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £359,195 Detached: £598,297 | 86 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Elstow, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £359,195 Detached: £598,297 | 86 | Primary: 9Secondary: 5 | 17.3% residents in higher managerial positions 4.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Pavenham, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £359,195 Detached: £598,297 | 86 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 16.9% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Chicksands, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Ampthill, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 6Secondary: 3 |
Arlesey, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
Henlow, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Ickwell, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: Secondary: |
Sandy, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 |
Woburn, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Clophill, Bedfordshire Affordability: Expensive Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £379,257 Detached: £622,537 | 55 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Bedford, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £359,195 Detached: £598,297 | 86 | Primary: 26Secondary: 12 |
Bromham, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £359,195 Detached: £598,297 | 86 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Elstow, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £359,195 Detached: £598,297 | 86 | Primary: 9Secondary: 5 |
Pavenham, Bedfordshire Affordability: Average Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £359,195 Detached: £598,297 | 86 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
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