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Property report — MK42 9AR

Open-data due diligence for MK42 9AR and the area around it.

MK42 9AR in brief: 56 recorded sales (£144,000–£220,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for MK42 9AR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the MK42 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£391,088

sector MK42 9 · 150 sales

Population

21,437

sector MK42 9

Crimes recorded

115

sector MK42 9 · Apr 26

Schools

8

sector MK42 9

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

87%

sector MK42 9 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £50,156, median £45,000 (171 sales)1996: mean £44,612, median £39,500 (143 sales)1997: mean £45,689, median £42,000 (177 sales)1998: mean £68,093, median £54,000 (275 sales)1999: mean £73,960, median £65,000 (364 sales)2000: mean £83,301, median £73,950 (387 sales)2001: mean £98,953, median £85,000 (385 sales)2002: mean £115,390, median £98,000 (462 sales)2003: mean £126,581, median £124,250 (470 sales)2004: mean £147,731, median £131,500 (414 sales)2005: mean £149,343, median £136,000 (323 sales)2006: mean £157,106, median £148,000 (356 sales)2007: mean £160,220, median £150,000 (348 sales)2008: mean £159,096, median £150,000 (176 sales)2009: mean £149,256, median £135,000 (131 sales)2010: mean £153,331, median £137,375 (146 sales)2011: mean £155,604, median £134,250 (132 sales)2012: mean £141,658, median £137,750 (120 sales)2013: mean £145,581, median £140,000 (181 sales)2014: mean £256,580, median £157,000 (187 sales)2015: mean £188,637, median £173,000 (254 sales)2016: mean £220,963, median £195,000 (269 sales)2017: mean £309,940, median £220,000 (234 sales)2018: mean £219,881, median £206,000 (215 sales)2019: mean £237,188, median £215,000 (194 sales)2020: mean £219,140, median £200,500 (208 sales)2021: mean £292,935, median £229,000 (224 sales)2022: mean £613,972, median £245,000 (162 sales)2023: mean £263,230, median £252,000 (123 sales)2024: mean £391,088, median £252,500 (150 sales)2025: mean £291,780, median £263,000 (163 sales)2026: mean £312,933, median £275,000 (41 sales)1995: mean £50,156, median £45,000 (171 sales)1996: mean £44,612, median £39,500 (143 sales)1997: mean £45,689, median £42,000 (177 sales)1998: mean £68,093, median £54,000 (275 sales)1999: mean £73,960, median £65,000 (364 sales)2000: mean £83,301, median £73,950 (387 sales)2001: mean £98,953, median £85,000 (385 sales)2002: mean £115,390, median £98,000 (462 sales)2003: mean £126,581, median £124,250 (470 sales)2004: mean £147,731, median £131,500 (414 sales)2005: mean £149,343, median £136,000 (323 sales)2006: mean £157,106, median £148,000 (356 sales)2007: mean £160,220, median £150,000 (348 sales)2008: mean £159,096, median £150,000 (176 sales)2009: mean £149,256, median £135,000 (131 sales)2010: mean £153,331, median £137,375 (146 sales)2011: mean £155,604, median £134,250 (132 sales)2012: mean £141,658, median £137,750 (120 sales)2013: mean £145,581, median £140,000 (181 sales)2014: mean £256,580, median £157,000 (187 sales)2015: mean £188,637, median £173,000 (254 sales)2016: mean £220,963, median £195,000 (269 sales)2017: mean £309,940, median £220,000 (234 sales)2018: mean £219,881, median £206,000 (215 sales)2019: mean £237,188, median £215,000 (194 sales)2020: mean £219,140, median £200,500 (208 sales)2021: mean £292,935, median £229,000 (224 sales)2022: mean £613,972, median £245,000 (162 sales)2023: mean £263,230, median £252,000 (123 sales)2024: mean £391,088, median £252,500 (150 sales)2025: mean £291,780, median £263,000 (163 sales)2026: mean £312,933, median £275,000 (41 sales) MeanMedian £613,972 £39,500 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in MK42 9, 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 (41 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2026-05-01£165,000FLAT 30, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2026-01-28£180,000FLAT 39A, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2025-11-18£218,000FLAT 42, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2025-09-17£160,000FLAT 21, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2025-07-25£155,000FLAT 6, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2025-02-19£162,500FLAT 18, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2024-12-06£200,000FLAT 13, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2024-12-06£200,000FLAT 29, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2023-03-31£168,000FLAT 20, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2022-08-05£210,000FLAT 35, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2021-09-17£195,000FLAT 19, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2021-07-16£186,000FLAT 41, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2021-05-14£182,500FLAT 28, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2021-04-28£183,500FLAT 29, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2021-03-17£185,000FLAT 15, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2021-03-16£182,000FLAT 25, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2021-02-25£190,000FLAT 40, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2021-01-22£172,000FLAT 4, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2021-01-21£184,500FLAT 16, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2021-01-06£220,000FLAT 27, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-12-15£190,500FLAT 38, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-12-15£194,000FLAT 32, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-12-04£148,000FLAT 33, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-11-23£173,000FLAT 5, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-11-23£199,500FLAT 43, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-11-13£155,000FLAT 17, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-10-29£180,750FLAT 26, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-10-29£147,500FLAT 20, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-10-28£200,000FLAT 42, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-10-28£219,500FLAT 39, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-10-14£151,000FLAT 6, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-10-06£184,000FLAT 8, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-09-21£186,500FLAT 7, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-09-18£149,000FLAT 31, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-09-16£157,000FLAT 30, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-09-15£161,500FLAT 39A, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-09-10£147,000FLAT 18, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-09-08£210,000FLAT 14, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-08-20£172,500FLAT 2, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-07-17£170,000FLAT 3, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-06-12£152,500FLAT 1, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-05-27£196,500FLAT 37, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-05-07£195,750FLAT 35, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-04-30£183,000FLAT 9, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-04-17£145,000FLAT 36, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-03-17£175,000FLAT 12, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-03-16£180,000FLAT 13, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-03-13£146,000FLAT 34, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-03-11£144,000FLAT 21, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-03-11£145,000FLAT 23, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-03-11£150,000FLAT 11, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-03-11£201,000FLAT 45, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-03-11£189,000FLAT 22, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-03-11£199,000FLAT 44, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-03-11£184,000FLAT 10, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat
2020-03-05£152,500FLAT 24, PLOUGH HOUSE HARROW CLOSEFlat

56 recorded sales on MK42 9AR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Cauldwell School0.3 miPrimaryReport card →
Bedford Free School0.5 miSecondaryOutstanding (2020)
Priory Primary School0.6 miPrimaryReport card →
Queen's Park Academy0.7 miPrimaryGood (2022)
Shackleton Primary School0.7 miPrimaryGood (2021)
Westfield Primary School0.8 miPrimaryGood (2022)

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 (0.2 mi) · ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY (0.5 mi) · LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (0.7 mi)

Nearest hospitals: CUH AT BEDFORD HOSPITAL (0.2 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL SOUTH WING (0.2 mi) · BEDFORD HOSPITAL (0.2 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: ENTRANCE GATEWAY AND FLANKING LODGES TO FORMER BRITANNIA IRON WORKS (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK AND CHILDREN'S WARD (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 26, CAULDWELL STREET (Grade II) (0.4 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: JANSSEN'S PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · LINDLEYS CHEMIST (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.6 mi)

Nearest stations: Bedford St Johns (0.4 mi) · Bedford (0.5 mi) · Kempston Hardwick (2.8 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Super Euro Halal (0.4 mi) · Aldi (0.4 mi) · 7 Days Euro Market (0.4 mi)

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

Who lives here

Median age
36
One-person households
30%
Households with children
34%
Households
8,365

Owned 46% · Social rent 24% · Private rent 29%

Census 2021 (ONS), for MK42 9.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 155 crimesJun 24: 141 crimesJul 24: 126 crimesAug 24: 131 crimesSep 24: 137 crimesOct 24: 104 crimesNov 24: 145 crimesDec 24: 140 crimesJan 25: 140 crimesFeb 25: 127 crimesMar 25: 108 crimesApr 25: 136 crimesMay 25: 143 crimesJun 25: 141 crimesJul 25: 143 crimesAug 25: 106 crimesSep 25: 97 crimesOct 25: 99 crimesNov 25: 121 crimesDec 25: 103 crimesJan 26: 107 crimesFeb 26: 99 crimesMar 26: 169 crimesApr 26: 115 crimes Apr 26: 115 crimes 169 97 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in MK42 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 126/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for MK42 9AR 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?

Measure DistrictMK42 SectorMK42 9 PostcodeMK42 9AR
Average sold price£343,246£391,088£177,384
Population63,24721,437—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)5/104/10—
Crimes recorded666115—
Schools268—
Flood riskHighHighLow
Gigabit broadband91%87%100%
Superfast broadband98%99%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (MK42 9); 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.