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Property report — MK42 8DY

Open-data due diligence for MK42 8DY and the area around it.

MK42 8DY in brief: 28 recorded sales (£250,000–£387,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for MK42 8DY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the MK42 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£289,961

sector MK42 8 · 143 sales

Population

18,788

sector MK42 8

Crimes recorded

82

sector MK42 8 · Apr 26

Schools

5

sector MK42 8

Flood risk

High

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

96%

sector MK42 8 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £49,289, median £44,875 (190 sales)1996: mean £52,258, median £47,500 (225 sales)1997: mean £55,925, median £49,500 (271 sales)1998: mean £57,769, median £52,500 (256 sales)1999: mean £66,438, median £60,000 (270 sales)2000: mean £78,623, median £71,500 (217 sales)2001: mean £86,812, median £80,000 (273 sales)2002: mean £104,490, median £97,000 (275 sales)2003: mean £131,433, median £126,125 (220 sales)2004: mean £141,046, median £134,498 (232 sales)2005: mean £146,127, median £134,500 (197 sales)2006: mean £153,503, median £144,000 (261 sales)2007: mean £156,872, median £150,000 (200 sales)2008: mean £157,527, median £147,000 (117 sales)2009: mean £152,136, median £146,250 (116 sales)2010: mean £158,376, median £150,000 (125 sales)2011: mean £145,040, median £141,250 (118 sales)2012: mean £164,105, median £151,000 (106 sales)2013: mean £156,577, median £145,000 (126 sales)2014: mean £171,995, median £159,998 (164 sales)2015: mean £198,468, median £181,000 (152 sales)2016: mean £213,149, median £208,500 (130 sales)2017: mean £217,564, median £217,000 (118 sales)2018: mean £260,868, median £240,000 (133 sales)2019: mean £263,722, median £226,500 (136 sales)2020: mean £237,728, median £230,000 (120 sales)2021: mean £274,552, median £244,700 (165 sales)2022: mean £443,022, median £287,500 (154 sales)2023: mean £302,128, median £280,000 (128 sales)2024: mean £289,961, median £278,000 (143 sales)2025: mean £330,588, median £300,000 (155 sales)2026: mean £315,450, median £312,500 (25 sales)1995: mean £49,289, median £44,875 (190 sales)1996: mean £52,258, median £47,500 (225 sales)1997: mean £55,925, median £49,500 (271 sales)1998: mean £57,769, median £52,500 (256 sales)1999: mean £66,438, median £60,000 (270 sales)2000: mean £78,623, median £71,500 (217 sales)2001: mean £86,812, median £80,000 (273 sales)2002: mean £104,490, median £97,000 (275 sales)2003: mean £131,433, median £126,125 (220 sales)2004: mean £141,046, median £134,498 (232 sales)2005: mean £146,127, median £134,500 (197 sales)2006: mean £153,503, median £144,000 (261 sales)2007: mean £156,872, median £150,000 (200 sales)2008: mean £157,527, median £147,000 (117 sales)2009: mean £152,136, median £146,250 (116 sales)2010: mean £158,376, median £150,000 (125 sales)2011: mean £145,040, median £141,250 (118 sales)2012: mean £164,105, median £151,000 (106 sales)2013: mean £156,577, median £145,000 (126 sales)2014: mean £171,995, median £159,998 (164 sales)2015: mean £198,468, median £181,000 (152 sales)2016: mean £213,149, median £208,500 (130 sales)2017: mean £217,564, median £217,000 (118 sales)2018: mean £260,868, median £240,000 (133 sales)2019: mean £263,722, median £226,500 (136 sales)2020: mean £237,728, median £230,000 (120 sales)2021: mean £274,552, median £244,700 (165 sales)2022: mean £443,022, median £287,500 (154 sales)2023: mean £302,128, median £280,000 (128 sales)2024: mean £289,961, median £278,000 (143 sales)2025: mean £330,588, median £300,000 (155 sales)2026: mean £315,450, median £312,500 (25 sales) MeanMedian £443,022 £44,875 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in MK42 8, 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 (25 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2023-06-20£387,00019 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2022-09-15£350,00014 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2021-08-20£260,00022 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2020-10-15£320,00010 AUSTIN CANONS WAYSemi-detached
2019-11-29£307,00019 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2019-03-29£250,00021 AUSTIN CANONS WAYSemi-detached
2019-03-22£315,00011 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2019-01-15£315,00013 AUSTIN CANONS WAYSemi-detached
2018-12-17£305,00015 AUSTIN CANONS WAYSemi-detached
2018-12-07£300,00017 AUSTIN CANONS WAYSemi-detached
2018-10-10£315,00012 AUSTIN CANONS WAYSemi-detached
2018-08-08£305,0008 AUSTIN CANONS WAYSemi-detached
2018-06-29£317,50010 AUSTIN CANONS WAYSemi-detached
2018-05-31£310,0006 AUSTIN CANONS WAYSemi-detached
2018-05-18£327,0002 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2018-02-23£270,0007 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2018-02-20£300,0001 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2018-02-19£330,0004 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2018-02-14£270,00020 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2018-02-13£270,00018 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2018-02-08£275,00014 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2018-02-08£270,00022 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2018-02-08£270,00024 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2018-02-08£270,00016 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2018-01-31£275,0009 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2018-01-26£270,0005 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2018-01-19£270,0003 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced
2017-11-28£262,50026 AUSTIN CANONS WAYTerraced

28 recorded sales on MK42 8DY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Cauldwell School0.3 miPrimaryReport card →
Camestone School0.6 miPrimaryReport card →
Queen's Park Academy0.7 miPrimaryGood (2022)
Bedford Free School0.7 miSecondaryOutstanding (2020)
Westfield Primary School0.7 miPrimaryGood (2022)
Priory Primary School0.8 miPrimaryReport card →

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: CAULDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi) · ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY (0.7 mi) · QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE (0.7 mi)

Nearest hospitals: CUH AT BEDFORD HOSPITAL (0.4 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL SOUTH WING (0.4 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL (0.4 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regimental War Memorial (Grade II*) (0.2 mi) · The Keep (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK AND CHILDREN'S WARD (Grade II) (0.4 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: LINDLEYS CHEMIST (0.5 mi) · JANSSEN'S PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · SPEEDWELL PHARMACY (0.7 mi)

Nearest stations: Bedford St Johns (0.6 mi) · Bedford (0.7 mi) · Kempston Hardwick (2.6 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (0.4 mi) · Morrisons (0.5 mi) · Super Euro Halal (0.5 mi)

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

Who lives here

Median age
39
One-person households
29%
Households with children
30%
Households
7,582

Owned 55% · Social rent 18% · Private rent 25%

Census 2021 (ONS), for MK42 8.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 101 crimesJun 24: 104 crimesJul 24: 98 crimesAug 24: 84 crimesSep 24: 62 crimesOct 24: 93 crimesNov 24: 62 crimesDec 24: 70 crimesJan 25: 83 crimesFeb 25: 68 crimesMar 25: 70 crimesApr 25: 72 crimesMay 25: 91 crimesJun 25: 83 crimesJul 25: 75 crimesAug 25: 80 crimesSep 25: 69 crimesOct 25: 78 crimesNov 25: 89 crimesDec 25: 66 crimesJan 26: 66 crimesFeb 26: 69 crimesMar 26: 73 crimesApr 26: 82 crimes Apr 26: 82 crimes 104 62 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in MK42 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 79/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for MK42 8DY: High — 3 properties here fall in an at-risk band (3 in the significant Medium/High bands).

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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?

Measure DistrictMK42 SectorMK42 8 PostcodeMK42 8DY
Average sold price£343,246£289,961£295,929
Population63,24718,788—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)5/105/10—
Crimes recorded66682—
Schools265—
Flood riskHighHighHigh
Gigabit broadband91%96%100%
Superfast broadband98%99%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (MK42 8); 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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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026

Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.