What’s changing in Wilstead

House prices in Wilstead

Over the last six months, 32 homes sold within 0.75 miles of Wilstead. Half sold for more than £432,000 and half for less. The cheapest was £175,000 and the dearest £764,000.

• 24 Howard Close, WilsteadDetached house · Fri 18 Sept£430,000
• 26 Howard Close, WilsteadDetached house · Fri 18 Sept£532,500
• 19 Harlequin Crescent, WixamsSemi-detached house · Fri 18 Sept£375,000
• 131 Cotton End Road, WilsteadSemi-detached house · Fri 4 Sept£355,000
• 10 Oakley Rise, WilsteadDetached house · Thu 3 Sept£448,000
• 40 Armstrong Close, WilsteadSemi-detached house · Thu 3 Sept£395,000
• 1 Castle Close, WilsteadTerraced house · Thu 27 Aug£315,000
• 2 Phipps Close, WilsteadSemi-detached house · Wed 26 Aug£330,000

All 32 sales

Businesses in Wilstead

• Wilstead TandooriIndian restaurant · 160m 5
• Windmill FoodsGrocery store · 100m
• Bad hair dayHair salon · 0.2 miles
• Wilstead PharmacyPharmacy · 140m
• Wilstead Bowls ClubSport league · 0.2 miles 5
• Empire Cars BedfordUsed auto dealer · 0.1 miles
• Gypsum Plastering & DryliningContractor · 0.2 miles
• Cha Char Chimps - BedfordArts and entertainment · 0.1 miles

All 36 businesses in Wilstead

Planning applications in Wilstead

No planning applications here in the last month.

Schools in Wilstead

• Wilstead Primary School Primary · 189 pupils · 0.1 miles Good (2023)

All 1 schools and their Ofsted results

GPs, dentists and care in Wilstead

• Nichols House Care home · on your doorstep Requires improvement (2026): good in 2, requires improvement in 3

All 3 health and care services

Charities in Wilstead

• Wilstead Pre-School Playgroup Pre-School for children ages 2 years 6 months £237k a year · Cotton End Road · 0.1 miles
• Hall Administered In Connection With The National Young Life Campaign, Bedford Branch Teaching and promoting Christian teaching of young people in the Bedford area through a wide variety of activities. £35k a year · 0.5 miles
• Wilstead Village Hall The charity provides a building that can be hired at reasonable cost to support local activities and family events. £29k a year · Cotton End Road · 0.1 miles
• Wilstead Jubilee Centre (a) Provide facilities to support the playing of football and other sports on the Jubilee Field and MUGA;(b) Provide a focal point for… £26k a year · Cotton End Road · 0.5 miles
• The School Church And Poor Estate The Charity provides funding for equipment for the local junior school, a dictionary for all pupils when they leave the school, repairs to… £11k a year · Northwood Lane · 0.5 miles

All 9 charities

Crime in Wilstead

19 crimes were reported within 0.75 miles of Wilstead in August 2026. The most common were violence (8), anti-social behaviour (3), criminal damage (3).

Crime by type

Wilstead ranks 13th of 20 areas for crime, where 1st is the highest rate, at 43.7 per 1,000 residents a year. More on crime in Wilstead