Sold prices · East of England
Sold house prices in MK42 (Bedford)
538 standard residential sales registered with HM Land Registry for completions from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026 (our data runs to 28 August 2026). The newest month, August 2026, is left out: HM Land Registry is still adding sales to it. Earlier recent months can still grow a little in later releases.
By property type
| Type | Sales | Median | Middle 50% | 95% interval of the median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 133 | £440,000 | £380,000 – £489,000 | £420,000 – £450,000 |
| Semi-detached | 177 | £323,000 | £290,000 – £360,000 | £314,631 – £330,000 |
| Terraced | 144 | £282,000 | £249,938 – £325,750 | £273,700 – £290,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 84 | £186,000 | £151,250 – £221,250 | £168,000 – £205,000 |
Median = the middle sale price. Middle 50% = from the 25th to the 75th percentile. The 95% interval shows how far the median could move with a different set of sales; a wide interval means few or very varied sales. Types with fewer than 20 sales show no price.
Official UK House Price Index for the area
| Local authority | Average price | 12-month change | Detached | Semi | Terraced | Flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford (99% of MK42 sales, July 2026) | £333,824 | +3.9% | £567,193 | £351,158 | £279,834 | £160,624 |
The UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry, calculated by the ONS) is a modelled average for the whole local authority, adjusted for the mix of homes sold and smoothed over 3 months; the latest months are provisional and are revised. Our median above is the middle actual sale in MK42 over 12 months — the two measure different things and can differ.
Area rent and gross yield
| Type | Area rent / month | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,604 | 4.4% |
| Semi-detached | £1,313 | 4.9% |
| Terraced | £1,147 | 4.9% |
| Flat / maisonette | £915 | 5.9% |
Area rent = ONS Price Index of Private Rents for the local authority of each sale (August 2026): the average rent of existing tenancies of that property type — an area baseline, not the rent a particular home would let for. Gross yield = area rent × 12 ÷ median price, before costs, tax and voids.
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