MK40 3QT

Howbury Street, Bedford

Median, last 3 years

£443,000

5 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£425,000

7 May 2026

Standard sales

since 1995 (+3 additional entries)

MK40 district median

£341,045

487 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced median £495,000 (3 sales) · Semi-detached sold for £392,500 and £425,000

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2012 to 2026. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

The paler 2026 bar covers January to August only, and its latest months are still filling in as sales are registered.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2026 (to August) (few sales)	£460,000	2
2025 (few sales)	£469,000	2
2023 (few sales)	£373,925	2
2022 (few sales)	£330,000	1
2021 (few sales)	£408,750	2
2020 (few sales)	£335,000	1
2018 (few sales)	£260,250	2
2016 (few sales)	£307,500	2
2015 (few sales)	£330,000	1
2014	£219,500	5
2013 (few sales)	£210,500	2
2012	£217,000	5
2011 (few sales)	£230,000	1
2010	£100,000	4
2009	£162,500	4
2008	£195,000	3
2007	£184,500	4
2006	£185,000	3
2005 (few sales)	£163,750	2
2004	£163,100	6
2003	£149,750	4
2002	£140,250	6
2001 (few sales)	£133,500	2
2000	£92,000	5
1999 (few sales)	£90,250	2
1998	£70,475	6
1997	£59,500	5
1996 (few sales)	£71,250	2
1995 (few sales)	£69,000	1

Sale history (90 records · 27 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
117, HOWBURY STREET 27 May 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £115,000 (Jul 2000) · +74%	27 May 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£200,000
129, HOWBURY STREET 1 Sep 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £57,000 (Aug 1997) · +194%	1 Sep 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£167,500
71, HOWBURY STREET 28 Jul 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold	28 Jul 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£150,000
119, HOWBURY STREET 4 Jun 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold	4 Jun 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£193,500
121, HOWBURY STREET 16 Apr 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £158,000 (Aug 2002) · +18%	16 Apr 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£186,000
79, HOWBURY STREET 1 Apr 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £122,500 (Nov 2002) · +30%	1 Apr 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£158,700
131, HOWBURY STREET 30 Jan 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £125,000 (Oct 2001) · +24%	30 Jan 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£155,000
67, HOWBURY STREET 18 Dec 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £118,360 (Jul 2002) · +18%	18 Dec 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£140,000
147, HOWBURY STREET 20 Jun 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £103,000 (Mar 1998) · +104%	20 Jun 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£210,000
169, HOWBURY STREET 16 Apr 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £90,000 (Jan 2000) · +77%	16 Apr 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£159,500
83, HOWBURY STREET 10 Jan 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £60,000 (Sep 1998) · +117%	10 Jan 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£130,000
79, HOWBURY STREET 13 Nov 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £59,750 (Jul 1997) · +105%	13 Nov 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£122,500
121, HOWBURY STREET 2 Aug 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	2 Aug 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£158,000
67, HOWBURY STREET 5 Jul 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £90,000 (Mar 2002) · +32%	5 Jul 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£118,360
157, HOWBURY STREET 17 Apr 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	17 Apr 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£173,250
67, HOWBURY STREET 28 Mar 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	28 Mar 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£90,000
149, HOWBURY STREET 18 Mar 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £88,100 (Sep 1998) · +102%	18 Mar 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£178,000
131, HOWBURY STREET 19 Oct 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £85,000 (Aug 1999) · +47%	19 Oct 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£125,000
155, HOWBURY STREET 7 Aug 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	7 Aug 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£142,000
89, HOWBURY STREET 30 Nov 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Nov 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£90,000
81, HOWBURY STREET 10 Nov 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £71,000 (Dec 1998) · +30%	10 Nov 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£92,000
93, HOWBURY STREET 16 Oct 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	16 Oct 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£125,000
117, HOWBURY STREET 12 Jul 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	12 Jul 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£115,000
169, HOWBURY STREET 4 Jan 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	4 Jan 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£90,000
131, HOWBURY STREET 13 Aug 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £61,000 (Feb 1997) · +39%	13 Aug 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£85,000
151, HOWBURY STREET 4 Aug 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	4 Aug 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£95,500
81, HOWBURY STREET 18 Dec 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	18 Dec 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£71,000
149, HOWBURY STREET 30 Sep 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Sep 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£88,100
83, HOWBURY STREET 18 Sep 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	18 Sep 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£60,000
133, HOWBURY STREET 23 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	23 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£69,950
147, HOWBURY STREET 27 Mar 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	27 Mar 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£103,000
135, HOWBURY STREET 14 Jan 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	14 Jan 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£69,000
99, HOWBURY STREET 3 Nov 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold	3 Nov 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold	£59,500
129, HOWBURY STREET 1 Aug 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	1 Aug 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£57,000
125, HOWBURY STREET 18 Jul 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	18 Jul 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£50,000
79, HOWBURY STREET 8 Jul 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	8 Jul 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£59,750
131, HOWBURY STREET 27 Feb 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	27 Feb 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£61,000
107, HOWBURY STREET 21 Nov 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	21 Nov 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£64,500
97, HOWBURY STREET 2 Aug 1996 · Semi-detached · Freehold	2 Aug 1996	Semi-detached · Freehold	£78,000
153, HOWBURY STREET 27 Oct 1995 · Terraced · Freehold	27 Oct 1995	Terraced · Freehold	£69,000

Area

Postcode district: MK40
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 8 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01017467
Introduced: Jan 1980

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Bedford, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £333,824
Change since July 2025: +3.9%
First-time buyers: £275,319

Average by property type

Detached: £567,193
Semi-detached: £351,158
Terraced: £279,834
Flat / maisonette: £160,624

The official index for Bedford as a whole, not MK40 3QT alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

MK40 3QS £343,000 · 8 sales
MK40 3QZ £336,000 · 5 sales
MK40 3RB £350,000 · 3 sales
MK40 3QN £890,000 · 1 sale
MK40 3UR £262,625 · 4 sales
MK40 3RQ £480,000 · 2 sales
MK40 3QY no sale since 2008
MK40 3QR no sale since 2007
MK40 3RA £377,500 · 2 sales
MK40 3QH £1,700,000 · 1 sale
MK40 3QJ £840,000 · 1 sale
MK40 3QP £335,000 · 1 sale