Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual sold price in MK42 7, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (44 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

36 recorded sales on MK42 7GD. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: KING STREET SURGERY (1.0 mi) · WOOTTON VALE AND SHORTSTOWN SURGERY (1.3 mi) · QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE (1.8 mi)

Nearest hospitals: CUH AT BEDFORD HOSPITAL (2.2 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL SOUTH WING (2.2 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL (2.2 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: GARDEN WALLS, PIERS, GATES AND RAILINGS AT KEMPSTON BURY (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · Walnut Tree Cottage (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · LODGE TO KEMPSTON BURY (Grade II) (0.4 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: BRITANNIA PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · SPEEDWELL PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · THE VILLAGE PHARMACY (1.2 mi)

Nearest stations: Kempston Hardwick (1.4 mi) · Bedford (2.3 mi) · Bedford St Johns (2.4 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.1 mi) · Co-op Food (0.8 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.0 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age

39

One-person households

27%

Households with children

33%

Households

6,002

Owned 64% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), for MK42 7.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in MK42 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 124/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for MK42 7GD in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (MK42 7); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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