MK45Bedford, England

House prices in MK45, Bedford

Homes in MK45 sold for a median of £395,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,594 standard sales.

It is the most expensive of the 9 postcode districts in the Central Bedfordshire council area with at least 100 sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £4,057 per square metre, from 58 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 4% above the £3,900 median for the East of England.

Median sale price£395,0001,594 standard sales
Middle half of prices£320,000 to £520,000
Price per m²£4,057/m²From 58 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in MK45, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached586£540,000£450,000 to £665,000£4,014/m²from 24 sales
Semi-detached531£375,000£330,000 to £435,000£4,392/m²from 22 sales
Terraced374£320,000£270,000 to £365,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes103£221,000£195,000 to £246,000Too few

Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 37% and 33% of sales.

Flats here sold for a median of £221,000, 16% more than the £190,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

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Where prices are higher in MK45

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in MK45 5, around Westoning, with a median of £457,500, and lowest in MK45 1, around Flitwick, at £350,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in MK45 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 231 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in MK45, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
MK45 2PW£965,0006
MK45 5JW£904,0004
MK45 4DA£893,0003
MK45 5HG£880,0004
MK45 2HJ£836,5004
MK45 4NU£785,0003
MK45 3LD£760,0003
MK45 4BS£750,0003
MK45 5FJ£750,00011
MK45 4BQ£733,0003
MK45 4DX£680,0004
MK45 1AZ£660,0007
MK45 2PT£660,0003
MK45 4BY£650,0004
MK45 2AR£645,0003
MK45 2DL£640,0003
MK45 4SY£637,5004
MK45 2DJ£630,0005
MK45 4HZ£625,0003
MK45 2BJ£615,0006
MK45 4SF£610,0005
MK45 2FU£600,0003
MK45 2RY£600,0003
MK45 4GU£572,5004
MK45 4ET£567,0003
MK45 4BJ£562,5005
MK45 5LL£562,5003
MK45 4EZ£560,0003
MK45 1LP£550,0003
MK45 2DF£550,0003
MK45 2LW£550,0003
MK45 2RH£550,0005
MK45 1BA£545,0003
MK45 4DU£545,0008
MK45 3JW£540,00015
MK45 3TN£532,0005
MK45 5FL£522,5007
MK45 2DH£517,5004
MK45 5GB£517,5003
MK45 2AT£515,0009
MK45 2TP£515,0005
MK45 5DY£515,0003
MK45 4RE£514,0006
MK45 1UD£505,0003
MK45 4NP£503,5005
MK45 4LR£501,0003
MK45 1FE£500,0003
MK45 3JZ£496,5007
MK45 1RB£495,0003
MK45 5DD£490,0003
MK45 2EJ£488,0004
MK45 2DD£487,5004
MK45 3NY£480,0003
MK45 4LF£480,0005
MK45 2DR£476,0003
MK45 1UH£475,0005
MK45 2GX£475,0003
MK45 2XE£475,0004
MK45 1RA£474,0003
MK45 1AT£468,0004
MK45 2TT£467,5004
MK45 1DH£465,0003
MK45 3NA£465,0006
MK45 2QA£462,0003
MK45 4GN£460,0003
MK45 3FU£458,5004
MK45 2TR£453,0005
MK45 3QH£450,0003
MK45 1GN£447,5004
MK45 1GJ£445,0007
MK45 1GL£441,5004
MK45 4LQ£440,0003
MK45 3NT£439,0005
MK45 1GQ£435,0003
MK45 3SX£435,0009
MK45 1UR£434,0004
MK45 3NF£432,5004
MK45 3FB£430,0005
MK45 3NS£430,0003
MK45 3FQ£427,5004
MK45 3GJ£427,5007
MK45 1AY£425,0003
MK45 1JT£425,0003
MK45 2BL£425,0003
MK45 2GN£425,0006
MK45 3GD£425,0006
MK45 3SG£423,00011
MK45 2AW£422,0009
MK45 3GL£421,5006
MK45 3RS£420,0004
MK45 4PX£416,0008
MK45 4QA£415,5004
MK45 1LN£415,0003
MK45 3RN£415,0005
MK45 3TL£415,00012
MK45 3SN£414,0005
MK45 3BF£412,0005
MK45 3HT£411,5004
MK45 5FR£410,50010
MK45 2FZ£410,0004
MK45 3PG£410,0005
MK45 4GP£410,0006
MK45 1GR£405,0007
MK45 2FY£405,0003
MK45 4EX£404,0003
MK45 2QQ£402,5005
MK45 3RQ£400,5006
MK45 1GP£400,0003
MK45 2LR£400,0003
MK45 4GQ£399,0008
MK45 2SJ£398,0005
MK45 1FZ£397,5006
MK45 2DB£395,5003
MK45 2XF£395,0005
MK45 3LS£395,0003
MK45 2BP£394,0004
MK45 3TH£390,5008
MK45 1AG£390,0003
MK45 3TB£390,0003
MK45 1WD£387,0003
MK45 1ED£385,0003
MK45 1AL£382,5005
MK45 3SJ£381,0009
MK45 4NZ£380,0003
MK45 3QF£377,5008
MK45 1GW£375,0004
MK45 3GP£375,0004
MK45 3SS£375,0005
MK45 4QD£375,0005
MK45 5EF£375,0005
MK45 5LB£375,0003
MK45 2JD£370,0003
MK45 3PJ£370,0004
MK45 4SQ£370,0003
MK45 1SB£369,0003
MK45 1NZ£367,5003
MK45 2UD£367,0005
MK45 1SH£365,0006
MK45 1SJ£365,0003
MK45 3AH£364,0006
MK45 1EQ£361,5005
MK45 2HX£360,0004
MK45 4FJ£360,0005
MK45 4NY£360,0005
MK45 5JA£357,5006
MK45 3BA£355,0003
MK45 5HN£353,0004
MK45 1SQ£351,5004
MK45 1LL£350,0005
MK45 4GF£350,0003
MK45 4RW£350,0005
MK45 4QF£348,0004
MK45 5JL£347,5004
MK45 4LN£347,0003
MK45 4NF£347,0005
MK45 1RU£343,5006
MK45 3JY£343,0003
MK45 1NR£340,0003
MK45 3RE£340,0003
MK45 4EA£340,0003
MK45 4PU£340,0003
MK45 3QY£337,5004
MK45 2ED£335,0005
MK45 5JG£334,0007
MK45 1SE£332,5004
MK45 3RF£330,0005
MK45 1GH£327,0008
MK45 1NX£326,5004
MK45 1AU£326,0007
MK45 1GT£325,0003
MK45 1HH£325,0006
MK45 2BW£325,0003
MK45 2JZ£325,0005
MK45 2SD£325,0003
MK45 2SU£325,0005
MK45 3BU£325,0004
MK45 3TA£325,0004
MK45 4SD£322,5005
MK45 5DG£322,5003
MK45 4JN£320,0003
MK45 1XG£315,0003
MK45 3PQ£315,0005
MK45 3PS£314,0004
MK45 1JH£312,5005
MK45 2UF£312,5004
MK45 1JG£312,0008
MK45 2NJ£310,0005
MK45 2TN£310,0004
MK45 2UH£310,0005
MK45 1JE£306,0004
MK45 3GF£305,5008
MK45 1HZ£305,0005
MK45 2SL£305,0003
MK45 1LA£303,0004
MK45 1BZ£301,5004
MK45 1QX£300,0003
MK45 1NQ£299,0004
MK45 1HW£296,5004
MK45 3LL£295,0004
MK45 4HY£286,5004
MK45 1XD£282,0005
MK45 4LS£280,0003
MK45 2NB£275,0003
MK45 1PJ£272,5006
MK45 1EZ£268,0003
MK45 2SY£260,0005
MK45 1JN£259,0004
MK45 1BL£258,0003
MK45 4EP£253,5007
MK45 3RT£249,0008
MK45 2SA£247,0003
MK45 2UN£245,0004
MK45 2XD£245,0003
MK45 1JJ£242,5004
MK45 1XE£242,5004
MK45 1GD£235,0009
MK45 3AT£235,0003
MK45 3SU£234,0008
MK45 1BQ£230,0005
MK45 1XF£220,0004
MK45 1FL£214,5008
MK45 3AX£214,5004
MK45 1FN£205,0003
MK45 2GH£205,0003
MK45 4ES£200,0003
MK45 1AQ£195,0003
MK45 1QT£191,0003
MK45 2LT£190,0005
MK45 2LD£185,0003
MK45 2QH£160,0005
MK45 1XJ£144,5004

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £320,000
  2. 2017: £340,000
  3. 2018: £355,000
  4. 2019: £343,000
  5. 2020: £355,000
  6. 2021: £375,000
  7. 2022: £407,000
  8. 2023: £385,000
  9. 2024: £390,000
  10. 2025: £395,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £395,000
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 23%, from £320,000 in 2016 to £395,000 in 2025, less than the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.

Sales picked up in 2025: 916 standard sales in MK45, 22% more than the 753 in 2024.

Postcode districts in the Central Bedfordshire council area

Median sale price of the 9 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. MK45 is the most expensive.

  1. MK45 Bedford, this district£395,000
  2. SG17 Shefford£390,000
  3. LU6 Dunstable£370,000
  4. LU7 Leighton Buzzard£370,000
  5. SG16 Henlow£360,000
  6. SG18 Biggleswade£360,000
  7. LU5 Dunstable£340,000
  8. SG19 Sandy£340,000
  9. SG15 Arlesey£330,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £203,000 for a flat on Kings Road to £532,500 for a detached house on Howard Close.

The latest standard sales recorded in MK45. 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. 1, Newberry Court Kings RoadSold for £203,000MK45 1EDSold on 28 Sep 2026Flat
  2. 18 Clover RoadSold for £325,000MK45 1PQSold on 21 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 5 Ryder WaySold for £530,000MK45 1GNSold on 21 Sep 2026Detached
  4. 20 Clover RoadSold for £322,000MK45 1PQSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  5. 26 Howard CloseSold for £532,500MK45 3JWSold on 18 Sep 2026Detached
  6. 24 Howard CloseSold for £430,000MK45 3JWSold on 18 Sep 2026Detached
  7. 39 Wingate DriveSold for £370,000MK45 2XFSold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  8. 1 Ely CloseSold for £380,000MK45 1UJSold on 18 Sep 2026Detached
  9. 18 Campion RoadSold for £445,000MK45 5LBSold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  10. 19 Beaumont RoadSold for £445,000MK45 1ALSold on 17 Sep 2026Detached

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

  • Norman Road, Barton-le-Clay£435,50020 sales
  • Poppy Drive, Ampthill£460,00018 sales
  • Howard Close, Wilstead£540,00015 sales
  • Meadow Road, Houghton Conquest£432,50014 sales
  • Townfield Road, Flitwick£312,00014 sales

Living in MK45

Crime

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

Lower than 92 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 77% of homes can get it

Lower than 70 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

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

Lower than 72 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 £2,516 a year in Central Bedfordshire for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 72 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.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of MK45, from the sales in MK45, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield 149 sales£460,000
  2. Ampthill 437 sales£450,000
  3. Wixams & Wilstead 162 sales£401,500
  4. Houghton Conquest & Haynes 178 sales£400,000
  5. Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe 245 sales£395,000
  6. Flitwick 447 sales£350,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in MK45, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A80.7%, England and Wales 0.4%
B423.6%, England and Wales 4.8%
C61652.2%, England and Wales 46.9%
D40434.2%, England and Wales 38.1%
E877.4%, England and Wales 7.3%
F191.6%, England and Wales 1.9%
G50.4%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in MK45, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 19001169.8%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929716.0%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949595.0%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196616614.1%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198231626.8%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199519416.4%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201116213.7%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later978.2%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 1,594 standard sales in MK45 (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.