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MK42, Kempston and Shortstown, Bedford

Postcode district in Bedford · 1,683 sales in the last 24 months, 1,288 with a floor area counted

Median price per square metre, last 24 months£3,6601,288 sales · £340 per sq ft · up 3.9% on a year ago

Prices per square metre in MK42 are up 3.9% on a year ago, at a median of £3,660 (£340 per sq ft).

Half of the 1,288 counted sales were between £3,210 and £4,130 per square metre, and the median price paid was £320,000. HM Land Registry records 29,384 sales in this postcode district since 1995.

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Median price, 24 months£320,000
£ per m², middle half£3,210 to £4,130
Sales, 24 months1,6831,288 with a floor area counted
Typical floor area87 m²

By property type

TypeSales£ / m²Middle halfMedian price
Detached345£3,850£3,410–4,220£435,000
Flat or maisonette184£3,360£2,940–3,720£191,000
Semi-detached416£3,670£3,290–4,170£325,000
Terraced343£3,590£3,200–4,200£280,000
Counted sales over the last 24 months. A type needs 12 sales for a median; each type's median is what the fair-value check compares against in a sector.

The trend

Median £ per m² in MK42 by quarter, up 3.9% on a year ago
3,5403,6803,820£3,6902024 Q42026 Q3
Median £ per m² by year since 1995
6002,1453,690£3,62019952026
Each point is the median of the counted sales in that period. Older sales use the floor area on the latest certificate.

Busiest streets in MK42

By sales in the last 24 months
StreetSales£ / m²
Southern Cross35£3,630
Fisherswood Road32£3,510
Rosemary Lane30—
Palgrave Road25£2,940
Bedford Road23—
Brooklands Avenue22£3,280
Mason Road22£4,250
Wallis Avenue21£4,780
Harlequin Crescent20£3,540
Wilkinson Road20£3,500
Cackett Way19£4,340
Spring Road19£3,220
Bluebell Road18—
Sparrow Close16—
Hilton Close15—
Violet Road15£3,740
Margetts Road14—
Primrose Drive14£4,040
Tawny Avenue14£3,920
Acacia Road12—
A street needs 12 counted sales for a median of its own; a dash means it has fewer.

Year by year

Counted sales
YearSalesMedian priceMedian £ / m²
2026293£317,000£3,620
2025757£325,000£3,690
2024736£312,000£3,570
2023684£304,500£3,600
2022865£310,000£3,590
20211,069£270,000£3,220
2020738£250,000£3,030
2019814£248,500£2,980
2018739£250,000£2,950
2017895£240,500£3,030
2016953£223,000£2,650
20151,008£199,500£2,400
The last 12 years; the chart above runs from 1995.

Sales to September 2026 · HM Land Registry price paid data · MHCLG energy certificates · ONS postcode directory · medians of counted sales over 24 months · typical floor area 87 m² · change on a year ago +3.9% · An index-based comparison of sold prices, not a valuation.