Sold-price trend (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

77 recorded sales on MK42 9BY. 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: CAULDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE (0.2 mi) · ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY (0.4 mi) · LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (0.6 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) (0.1 mi) · ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK AND CHILDREN'S WARD (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 26, CAULDWELL STREET (Grade II) (0.2 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: JANSSEN'S PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · LINDLEYS CHEMIST (0.4 mi) · BOOTS (0.4 mi)

Nearest stations: Bedford St Johns (0.3 mi) · Bedford (0.5 mi) · Kempston Hardwick (3.0 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: 7 Days Euro Market (0.3 mi) · Broadway Food Centre (0.4 mi) · Wisla (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

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

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?

— = 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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