MK43Bedford, England

House prices in MK43, Bedford

Homes in MK43 sold for a median of £380,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,019 standard sales.

That makes it the ninth most expensive of the 25 MK postcode districts with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£380,0001,019 standard sales
Middle half of prices£315,000 to £504,000
Against the Bedford council area9% aboveBedford median £349,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in MK43, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached423£515,000£425,000 to £629,000Too few
Semi-detached352£345,000£310,000 to £384,000Too few
Terraced207£302,000£259,000 to £339,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes37£210,000£172,000 to £345,000Too few

Only 33 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 42% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 35%.

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Where prices are higher in MK43

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in MK43 8, around Bromham, with a median of £450,000, and lowest in MK43 0, around Marston Moretaine and Cranfield, at £350,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in MK43 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 132 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in MK43, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
MK43 7AJ£1,225,0003
MK43 0DA£850,0003
MK43 8LJ£760,0003
MK43 8JE£700,0003
MK43 7RG£695,0004
MK43 8BG£695,0003
MK43 7DG£650,0003
MK43 8HU£635,5004
MK43 8AL£625,0005
MK43 8FG£605,00019
MK43 7PX£602,5004
MK43 7TD£580,0003
MK43 8RP£555,0004
MK43 0EH£547,5006
MK43 9RB£540,0003
MK43 8AX£537,00011
MK43 7RT£513,0003
MK43 9JT£512,5006
MK43 8JF£500,0003
MK43 9EG£493,0003
MK43 9BJ£485,0003
MK43 8QB£475,0003
MK43 9RL£475,0003
MK43 9RR£475,0003
MK43 9QX£472,5004
MK43 0TF£465,0004
MK43 8LE£460,0003
MK43 8JT£458,0003
MK43 9BL£450,0003
MK43 9GJ£450,0003
MK43 1AA£448,5006
MK43 7DQ£445,0005
MK43 8FD£443,5008
MK43 0ED£437,5004
MK43 8DB£432,5006
MK43 0LD£430,0005
MK43 8AS£430,0003
MK43 8PL£430,0003
MK43 0RN£425,0003
MK43 7AY£425,0007
MK43 9SZ£420,0003
MK43 8LB£417,5004
MK43 1AJ£412,50010
MK43 9GH£412,0003
MK43 2AG£411,5004
MK43 8LD£410,0003
MK43 7JT£405,5004
MK43 9JJ£405,0004
MK43 0ZR£402,5006
MK43 7FR£400,0003
MK43 9AQ£400,0003
MK43 0EX£397,5003
MK43 8QJ£397,0003
MK43 9GL£395,5004
MK43 9FX£395,0005
MK43 9DL£392,5005
MK43 0QN£390,0005
MK43 9RQ£387,0003
MK43 9JB£386,0003
MK43 0UP£382,0003
MK43 1AR£380,0003
MK43 8JU£377,5004
MK43 8PS£377,5006
MK43 9RE£377,0009
MK43 0GS£375,0003
MK43 0RS£373,5004
MK43 9FE£373,0003
MK43 0ZG£371,0006
MK43 0PY£370,0003
MK43 0FZ£365,0006
MK43 8JQ£365,0003
MK43 7SH£361,0003
MK43 8JX£360,0003
MK43 2AB£358,0003
MK43 0HY£355,0004
MK43 7RW£355,0003
MK43 9FJ£355,0004
MK43 9BZ£350,0003
MK43 9GF£350,0007
MK43 0DD£345,0005
MK43 9ED£342,0003
MK43 0WP£335,5008
MK43 0YA£335,0005
MK43 2AH£335,0003
MK43 9SR£332,5007
MK43 0EN£332,0007
MK43 0BL£330,0004
MK43 2AF£330,0003
MK43 7DB£330,0003
MK43 9PZ£330,0005
MK43 0LJ£327,5004
MK43 0GX£325,0003
MK43 0UQ£325,0003
MK43 9LP£325,0003
MK43 0EG£324,5008
MK43 7SS£321,5004
MK43 0PN£320,0003
MK43 9GG£320,0003
MK43 7SR£312,5003
MK43 0JE£311,0006
MK43 0LA£308,0003
MK43 0FB£305,0003
MK43 0YN£305,0003
MK43 0RL£304,0004
MK43 7EW£300,0003
MK43 9EP£300,0003
MK43 0LP£297,5004
MK43 0HF£295,0007
MK43 0PS£295,0003
MK43 8NJ£294,5003
MK43 9FS£294,5006
MK43 8TQ£287,5004
MK43 9PB£287,0003
MK43 7BW£286,5004
MK43 0YF£285,0005
MK43 0RJ£283,0003
MK43 8NH£282,5004
MK43 7RD£275,0006
MK43 8UD£273,5004
MK43 0LN£272,5004
MK43 7QN£267,5004
MK43 0JX£260,0003
MK43 0LY£255,0003
MK43 0DP£250,0003
MK43 0YQ£241,0004
MK43 7BN£240,0003
MK43 0JL£230,0003
MK43 9BG£226,0003
MK43 0RQ£210,0004
MK43 0RG£180,0004
MK43 0GB£165,5004
MK43 9LS£146,5004

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £285,000
  2. 2017: £304,000
  3. 2018: £317,000
  4. 2019: £325,000
  5. 2020: £340,000
  6. 2021: £350,000
  7. 2022: £396,000
  8. 2023: £388,000
  9. 2024: £365,000
  10. 2025: £375,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £390,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 32%, from £285,000 in 2016 to £375,000 in 2025, close to the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.

Postcode districts in the Bedford council area

Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. MK43 is the second most expensive.

  1. MK44 Bedford£450,000
  2. MK43 Bedford, this district£380,000
  3. MK40 Bedford£350,000
  4. MK41 Bedford£338,000
  5. MK42 Bedford£320,000

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of MK43, from the sales in MK43, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Sharnbrook 30 sales£544,000
  2. Bromham 215 sales£433,500
  3. Wootton & Kempston Rural 203 sales£405,000
  4. Harrold 75 sales£383,000
  5. Cranfield & Marston Moretaine 401 sales£350,000
  6. Wixams & Wilstead 67 sales£337,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £180,000 for a flat on Longcroft Lane to £574,000 for a semi-detached house on Church Lane.

The latest standard sales recorded in MK43. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 127 Lower Shelton RoadSold for £290,000MK43 0LWSold on 15 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  2. 34 Burgoyne AvenueSold for £370,000MK43 9RESold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 6 Parrott GroveSold for £410,000MK43 0GTSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  4. 13 Church LaneSold for £574,000MK43 7RJSold on 10 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  5. 120 Woodland DriveSold for £332,000MK43 8LASold on 7 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  6. 92 Mepham RoadSold for £302,500MK43 9ENSold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced
  7. 16 Harrison MeadowSold for £560,000MK43 2AQSold on 4 Sep 2026Detached
  8. 3 Biggs AvenueSold for £515,000MK43 0WUSold on 4 Sep 2026Detached
  9. 30 Torry OrchardSold for £340,000MK43 2ADSold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced
  10. 24 Longcroft LaneSold for £180,000MK43 0RQSold on 4 Sep 2026Flat

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Elderberry Way, Bromham£605,00019 sales
  • High Street, Cranfield£327,50018 sales
  • Thillans, Cranfield£335,50014 sales
  • Gold Furlong, Marston Moretaine£340,00013 sales
  • Bedford Road, Marston Moretaine£428,50012 sales

Living in MK43

Crime

33 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Lower than 93 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 70% of homes can get it

Lower than 77 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

11% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 64 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,472 a year in Bedford for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 61 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in MK43, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A101.2%, England and Wales 0.4%
B667.7%, England and Wales 4.8%
C41448.1%, England and Wales 46.9%
D26330.5%, England and Wales 38.1%
E809.3%, England and Wales 7.3%
F202.3%, England and Wales 1.9%
G80.9%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in MK43, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900789.1%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929515.9%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949617.1%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196610912.7%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198222225.8%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199510011.6%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201111913.8%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later12114.1%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 1,019 standard sales in MK43 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.