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Property Price Trends
Eastcotts Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire
MK42 0JU Bedford (B)
What are the historical property price trends?
Explore the yearly trends in property prices for the MK42 postcode district in the UK. Stay informed and make smart real estate decisions based on the accurate, analysed data.
Property Price Trends
MK42

Most Expensive Property
£698,995
6 Hobby Grove, MK42 6FG
Sold: 31 March 2022

Cheapest Property
£77,000
169 Flat 2 Brooklands Avenue, MK42 6BE
Sold: 15 December 2023

Data last updated: 30 Dec 1899. Data extracted from ONS housing prices/rents: inflation and price indices by local authority (Bedford, E06000055). Rent estimates are provisional, and are for the latest 2 months.
Local House Price Trends
Have property prices been rising or falling in MK42 0JU?
The graph below shows the five-year capital growth figures for properties for the MK42 postcode district. Figures show year-on-year capital growth and not accumulative growth over the five-year period.
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Regional Property Analysis
What trends is the property market seeing in Bedfordshire?
Homebuyers
For homebuyers in Bedfordshire, the property market has shown a steady increase in house prices over the past year. According to the latest data, the average house price in Bedfordshire is currently around £330,000, with areas such as Bedford (postcode areas MK40-MK45) and Luton (LU1-LU4) being particularly popular among buyers. Availability of properties is relatively good, with a variety of housing options from period homes to modern developments. It is recommended for homebuyers to act fast when a property of interest comes on the market, as competition can be high in certain areas. Overall, Bedfordshire offers a diverse range of properties to suit different tastes and budgets, making it an attractive option for those looking to buy a home in the area.
Renters
Rent prices in Bedfordshire have also seen an increase in recent months, with the average rental price standing at around £1,100 per month. Popular rental areas include Dunstable (LU5), Leighton Buzzard (LU7), and Biggleswade (SG18), where demand for rental properties is high. Availability of rental properties varies across different areas, with some locations experiencing a shortage of rental housing. It is advisable for renters to start their search early and be prepared to make quick decisions when finding a suitable rental property. Overall, Bedfordshire offers a range of rental options for tenants, from apartments to family homes, catering to different needs and preferences.
Investors
For investors looking to enter the property market in Bedfordshire, there are opportunities to capitalise on the growing demand for housing in the area. With house prices on the rise and rental demand strong, Bedfordshire presents a favourable environment for property investment. Areas such as Bedford (MK40-MK45) and Luton (LU1-LU4) are seeing significant growth in property values, making them attractive options for investors. Rental yields in Bedfordshire are also favourable, with an average yield of around 4%. It is recommended for investors to conduct thorough research and seek professional advice before making any investment decisions. Overall, Bedfordshire offers promising opportunities for property investors looking to benefit from the region's thriving property market.
Homebuyers
For homebuyers in Bedfordshire, the property market has shown a steady increase in house prices over the past year. According to the latest data, the average house price in Bedfordshire is currently around £330,000, with areas such as Bedford (postcode areas MK40-MK45) and Luton (LU1-LU4) being particularly popular among buyers. Availability of properties is relatively good, with a variety of housing options from period homes to modern developments. It is recommended for homebuyers to act fast when a property of interest comes on the market, as competition can be high in certain areas. Overall, Bedfordshire offers a diverse range of properties to suit different tastes and budgets, making it an attractive option for those looking to buy a home in the area.


Renters
Rent prices in Bedfordshire have also seen an increase in recent months, with the average rental price standing at around £1,100 per month. Popular rental areas include Dunstable (LU5), Leighton Buzzard (LU7), and Biggleswade (SG18), where demand for rental properties is high. Availability of rental properties varies across different areas, with some locations experiencing a shortage of rental housing. It is advisable for renters to start their search early and be prepared to make quick decisions when finding a suitable rental property. Overall, Bedfordshire offers a range of rental options for tenants, from apartments to family homes, catering to different needs and preferences.
Investors
For investors looking to enter the property market in Bedfordshire, there are opportunities to capitalise on the growing demand for housing in the area. With house prices on the rise and rental demand strong, Bedfordshire presents a favourable environment for property investment. Areas such as Bedford (MK40-MK45) and Luton (LU1-LU4) are seeing significant growth in property values, making them attractive options for investors. Rental yields in Bedfordshire are also favourable, with an average yield of around 4%. It is recommended for investors to conduct thorough research and seek professional advice before making any investment decisions. Overall, Bedfordshire offers promising opportunities for property investors looking to benefit from the region's thriving property market.

Last updated on 31 May 2025. Property market analysis is based on official data, and interpreted using neural networks (machine learning model), and subject to our Terms and Conditions.
Yield for MK42 0JU
Estimated yield for property investors
3.75%
Yield
The estimated yield for the MK42 0JU postcode area is 3.75%, compared to the national average yield of 3.8%.
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Property sales
What houses have been sold in MK42 0JU?
The recently sold properties table lists homes around MK42 0JU that have been recorded by HM Land Registry, and their sold prices.
Price paid information is not personal, but property-related information. All commercial transactions, sales that have not been lodged with HM Land Registry or sales that were not for full market value are excluded.
Date | Price | Property Address | Property Type | Estate Type |
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02 August 2023 | £222,000 | 19 Duckmill Crescent, Bedford, MK42 0AE | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
30 June 2023 | £112,902 | Riverside Towers Flat 16 St Marys Street, Bedford, MK42 0AU | Other | Leasehold |
10 November 2023 | £350,000 | 6 Arnold Way, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0FU | Detached | Freehold |
15 November 2023 | £95,000 | The Heights, 25 Flat 906 St Johns Street, Bedford, MK42 0FW | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
18 December 2020 | £317,500 | 3 Tempest Crescent, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0FX | Terraced | Freehold |
02 August 2023 | £325,000 | 46 Chamberlain Way, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0GN | Semi-Detached | Freehold |
21 February 2024 | £205,000 | 134 Alburgh Close, Bedford, MK42 0HF | Terraced | Freehold |
22 January 2024 | £207,000 | 9 Oak Road, Bedford, MK42 0HH | Terraced | Freehold |
23 September 2022 | £475,000 | 9 Ford Road, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0JE | Detached | Freehold |
15 July 2021 | £359,995 | 9 Prestwick Drive, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0PA | Detached | Freehold |
15 March 2024 | £300,000 | 51 Kathie Road, Bedford, MK42 0QJ | Terraced | Freehold |
12 August 2022 | £362,500 | 8 Mason Road, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0QW | Detached | Freehold |
18 March 2024 | £400,100 | 91 Harrowden Road, Bedford, MK42 0RT | Semi-Detached | Freehold |
08 November 2023 | £230,000 | 32 Winchester Road, Bedford, MK42 0RZ | Terraced | Freehold |
22 August 2022 | £425,000 | 12 Brancker Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0UL | Semi-Detached | Freehold |
23 September 2022 | £412,500 | 25 Mason Road, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0XL | Detached | Freehold |
12 August 2022 | £362,500 | 23 Mason Road, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0XL | Detached | Freehold |
16 February 2024 | £270,000 | 35 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6AX | Terraced | Freehold |
15 December 2023 | £77,000 | 169 Flat 2 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BE | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
30 January 2024 | £275,000 | 9 Little Owl Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6DR | Terraced | Freehold |
06 January 2023 | £270,000 | Wixams Retirement Village 61 Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6EA | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
06 January 2023 | £440,000 | Wixams Retirement Village 248 Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6ED | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
01 April 2022 | £265,995 | 96 Harlequin Crescent, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6EH | Flat/Maisonette | Freehold |
25 February 2022 | £348,995 | 86 Harlequin Crescent, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6EH | Terraced | Freehold |
25 March 2022 | £379,995 | 82 Harlequin Crescent, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6EH | Semi-Detached | Freehold |
28 February 2024 | £230,000 | 111 Tawny Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6EJ | Semi-Detached | Freehold |
30 June 2022 | £461,495 | 14 Red Salmon Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6ET | Detached | Freehold |
16 December 2022 | £444,995 | 19 Red Salmon Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6ET | Detached | Freehold |
19 June 2023 | £521,000 | 3 Lesser Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6EX | Detached | Freehold |
01 March 2023 | £265,000 | Wixams Retirement Village 349 Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6EZ | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
18 March 2022 | £603,995 | 39 Peregrine Way, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FB | Detached | Freehold |
14 April 2022 | £514,995 | 50 Peregrine Way, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FD | Detached | Freehold |
27 May 2022 | £525,995 | 58 Peregrine Way, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FD | Detached | Freehold |
20 May 2022 | £497,995 | 56 Peregrine Way, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FD | Detached | Freehold |
24 June 2022 | £535,995 | 60 Peregrine Way, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FD | Detached | Freehold |
25 March 2022 | £640,995 | 1 Finch Close, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FE | Detached | Freehold |
31 March 2022 | £698,995 | 6 Hobby Grove, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FG | Detached | Freehold |
01 April 2022 | £674,995 | 5 Hobby Grove, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FG | Detached | Freehold |
29 April 2022 | £347,995 | 1 Dunnock Drive, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FQ | Semi-Detached | Freehold |
24 June 2022 | £436,995 | 11 Dunnock Drive, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FQ | Detached | Freehold |
12 January 2023 | £285,000 | 4 Manor Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7AA | Terraced | Freehold |
01 November 2022 | £163,000 | 12 Camford Court, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7AH | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
04 December 2023 | £405,000 | 17 Hill Rise, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7DN | Semi-Detached | Freehold |
04 December 2023 | £350,000 | 15 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7DU | Semi-Detached | Freehold |
16 October 2023 | £275,000 | 35 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7DU | Semi-Detached | Freehold |
26 February 2024 | £250,000 | 28 Galloway Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7DX | Terraced | Freehold |
22 August 2023 | £170,000 | 62 Martell Drive, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7FJ | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
21 February 2024 | £215,000 | 43 Martell Drive, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7FJ | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
13 December 2023 | £350,000 | 66 Crowsley Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7FN | Detached | Freehold |
13 December 2023 | £350,000 | 66 Crowsley Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7FN | Detached | Freehold |
13 July 2023 | £325,000 | 45 Hilton Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7FS | Detached | Freehold |
15 November 2022 | £270,000 | 19 Williamson Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7HH | Terraced | Freehold |
08 November 2023 | £220,000 | 6 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7LU | Terraced | Freehold |
29 February 2024 | £220,000 | 2 Diemer Croft, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7LY | Terraced | Freehold |
24 January 2023 | £310,000 | 69 Beech Walk, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7PA | Terraced | Freehold |
19 February 2024 | £270,000 | 40 Orchard Drive, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7PG | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
29 February 2024 | £213,000 | 12 Juniper Walk, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7SX | Terraced | Freehold |
10 November 2023 | £465,000 | 82 King Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8BN | Detached | Freehold |
24 November 2023 | £300,000 | 16 Bunyan Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8HP | Detached | Freehold |
12 February 2024 | £325,000 | 17 Whittingstall Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8LJ | Terraced | Freehold |
22 February 2024 | £222,000 | 64 Eastdale Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8LZ | Terraced | Freehold |
28 February 2024 | £343,000 | 205 Spring Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NH | Detached | Freehold |
01 October 2021 | £115,000 | 139 Flat 2 Spring Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NR | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
01 October 2021 | £115,000 | 139 Flat 2 Spring Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NR | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
04 October 2023 | £235,000 | 87 Ryswick Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8SW | Terraced | Freehold |
07 February 2022 | £87,750 | Montgomery Court, 50 15 Walcourt Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8SY | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
14 December 2023 | £169,000 | 3 Dunkirk Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8TB | Terraced | Freehold |
07 August 2020 | £225,000 | 7 Moulder Close, Bedford, MK42 9AG | Terraced | Freehold |
06 May 2022 | £140,000 | Kingston Court 5 Riverside Close, Bedford, MK42 9DF | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
21 June 2022 | £275,000 | 72 Dorsey Drive, Bedford, MK42 9FP | Semi-Detached | Freehold |
10 November 2023 | £300,000 | 17 Ellington Road, Bedford, MK42 9FR | Terraced | Freehold |
14 February 2024 | £335,000 | 21 Croyland Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GH | Terraced | Freehold |
15 December 2023 | £138,000 | Wheelwright House Flat 100 Palgrave Road, Bedford, MK42 9GQ | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
29 November 2023 | £167,500 | 12 Walsingham Close, Bedford, MK42 9GY | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
29 January 2024 | £118,000 | 89 Flat 2 Victoria Road, Bedford, MK42 9JR | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
03 February 2023 | £262,500 | 33 Redwood Grove, Bedford, MK42 9NQ | Terraced | Freehold |
08 December 2023 | £130,000 | 65 Redwood Grove, Bedford, MK42 9NQ | Flat/Maisonette | Leasehold |
20 June 2022 | £280,000 | 104 Miller Road, Bedford, MK42 9NZ | Semi-Detached | Freehold |
10 November 2023 | £425,000 | 292 Ampthill Road, Bedford, MK42 9QL | Terraced | Freehold |
17 November 2023 | £365,000 | 34 South Avenue, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YS | Semi-Detached | Freehold |
Please note that house prices for properties sold in and around MK42 0JU during this period do not reflect current values of properties in this postcode area, they are the prices paid at the time of sale. Prices paid is property price data for single residential property sales in England and Wales, sold on the market at full market value, and lodged with the Land Registry for registration.
For more information about the statistical data sets contained on this page, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets.
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Data on this page contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Property data and analysis from PropertyData.co.uk.
Statistical Data Sets
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