House prices in MK40 3 (Bedford)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'MK40 3' (Bedford) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'MK40 3'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "MK40 3", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Bedford.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Bedford is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 6, Seaton Drive, Bedford, sold for £320,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 90 square metres, the price per sqm is £3,555.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £3,800-£4,000, £4,000-£4,200, £4,200-£4,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 181 sales in Bedford (MK40 3) that took place in the last two years.

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Bedford (MK40 3). Of the 181 transactions, half were sold for between £3,450 and £4,320 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'MK40 3' is £3,960. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £4,320 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Bedford

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Bedford. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Bedford

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'MK40 3' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
MK40 2 Bedford	£2,510 sqm	£3,080 sqm	£3,580 sqm
MK40 1 Bedford	£2,600 sqm	£2,750 sqm	£3,120 sqm
MK40 3 Bedford	£3,450 sqm	£3,960 sqm	£4,320 sqm
MK40 4 Biddenham	£3,030 sqm	£3,520 sqm	£3,970 sqm

Will Bedford house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for MK40 3 (Bedford) compared with both the wider area MK40 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Bedford to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Bedford and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
Howbury Street, Bedford, MK40 3Q	90 sqm	£3,621	25
Bower Street, Bedford, MK40 3R	86 sqm	£3,781	21
Denmark Street, Bedford, MK40 3T	93 sqm	£3,798	20
Bushmead Avenue, Bedford, MK40 3Q	117 sqm	£3,850	18
Dudley Street, Bedford, MK40 3S	91 sqm	£3,864	16
George Street, Bedford, MK40 3S	90 sqm	£3,983	16
York Street, Bedford, MK40 3R	86 sqm	£3,967	15
Bower Street, Bedford, MK40 3Q	87 sqm	£3,675	15

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Raw data

Our analysis of Bedford is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
6, Seaton Drive, Bedford	£320,000 Jul-2024	90	3,555
4, Castle Rd, Bedford	£655,000 Jul-2024	166	3,945
18, Dudley St, Bedford	£320,000 Jul-2024	64	5,000

See the entire list of all sales in Bedford (MK40 3) here.