Market analysis
The average home in the MK42 postcode area, part of Bedford, has sold for £312,392 — 15% above the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price, less skewed by the most expensive sales, is £259,000. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices rose 6.3% year on year, from £342,888 to £364,437. Since 2015, average values here have grown by 69%.
Terraced houses are the most commonly sold property type in MK42, making up 34% of the 29,116 transactions on record. In all, 29,116 sales have been registered here since 1995, within North Bedfordshire, Bedford. Buyers weighing up MK42 commonly compare it with neighbouring MK1, MK10, MK11.
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Recent Registered Sales
HM Land Registry| Property Type | Address | Sale Date | Price Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 6, KEELEY CROFT, SHORTSTOWN MK42 0NP | 24-06-2026 | £480,000 |
| Detached | 1, BUTTERCUP CLOSE MK42 0RE | 23-06-2026 | £317,000 |
| Semi-Detached | 13, SOUTHERN CROSS, WIXAMS MK42 6AW | 23-06-2026 | £455,000 |
| Semi-Detached | 20, ARMSTRONG DRIVE MK42 9LN | 19-06-2026 | £278,000 |
| Terraced | 7, DUNLIN GROVE, WIXAMS MK42 6DS | 17-06-2026 | £345,000 |
| Detached | 24, TURNPIKE GARDENS MK42 0AJ | 12-06-2026 | £445,000 |
| Detached | 24B, CATER STREET, KEMPSTON MK42 8DR | 12-06-2026 | £247,000 |
| Semi-Detached | 1B, KING STREET, KEMPSTON MK42 8BW | 12-06-2026 | £300,000 |
| Semi-Detached | 9, EATON ROAD, KEMPSTON MK42 7RP | 10-06-2026 | £328,000 |
| Terraced | MITCHELL COURT, 2, NORTH DRIVE, SHORTSTOWN MK42 0TN | 09-06-2026 | £185,000 |
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About this data
Averages and medians on this page cover the 11,271 sales registered in MK42 since 2015, so they reflect the current market rather than three decades of it. The 29,116 figure is every sale since records begin in 1995, and the yearly chart uses each year's own sales. Prices are what buyers actually paid, as registered with HM Land Registry — not asking prices or estimates. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not in this dataset; see Scotland and Northern Ireland.