MK42 0RE

Buttercup Close, Bedford

Median, last 3 years

£250,000

2 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£317,000

23 Jun 2026

Standard sales

since 1995 (+1 additional entry)

MK42 district median

£320,000

587 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced sold for £255,000 · Semi-detached sold for £245,000

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)	£317,000	1
2025 (few sales)	£245,000	1
2024 (few sales)	£255,000	1
2023 (few sales)	£292,250	2
2021 (few sales)	£215,000	1
2020 (few sales)	£259,000	2
2019 (few sales)	£195,000	1
2016	£192,000	3
2015 (few sales)	£163,050	2
2014 (few sales)	£145,000	1
2013 (few sales)	£141,500	2
2011	£132,500	3
2009 (few sales)	£114,000	1
2008 (few sales)	£165,500	1
2006	£133,750	6
2005	£128,000	3
2004	£150,000	3
2002	£113,000	5
2001	£74,995	3
2000	£68,000	5
1999	£76,500	3
1998	£54,000	5
1997 (few sales)	£47,000	1
1996	£56,949	12
1995	£51,357	16

Sale history (85 records · 22 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
1, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 23 Jun 2026 · Detached · Freehold Previously £62,500 (Jan 1996) · +407%	23 Jun 2026	Detached · Freehold	£317,000
11, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 17 Apr 2025 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £47,000 (Jul 1997) · +421%	17 Apr 2025	Semi-detached · Freehold	£245,000
15, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 28 Nov 2024 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £230,000 (Nov 2016) · +11%	28 Nov 2024	Terraced · Freehold	£255,000
18, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 11 Apr 2023 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £57,000 (Sep 1999) · +321%	11 Apr 2023	Terraced · Freehold	£240,000
3, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 24 Mar 2023 · Detached · Freehold Previously £75,995 (Jan 1998) · +353%	24 Mar 2023	Detached · Freehold	£344,500
20, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 9 Sep 2021 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £124,500 (Nov 2011) · +73%	9 Sep 2021	Terraced · Freehold	£215,000
21, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 18 Dec 2020 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £192,000 (Jun 2016) · +11%	18 Dec 2020	Semi-detached · Freehold	£213,000
7, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 18 Sep 2020 · Detached · Freehold Previously £300,000 (Jul 2020)	18 Sep 2020	Detached · Freehold	£305,000
7, BUTTERCUP CLOSE Cat B 31 Jul 2020 · Detached · Freehold Previously £198,000 (Sep 2011)	31 Jul 2020	Detached · Freehold	£300,000
27, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 14 Nov 2019 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £176,100 (Oct 2015) · +11%	14 Nov 2019	Terraced · Freehold	£195,000
15, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 25 Nov 2016 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £165,500 (Jan 2008) · +39%	25 Nov 2016	Terraced · Freehold	£230,000
24, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 21 Oct 2016 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £128,500 (Aug 2005) · +40%	21 Oct 2016	Terraced · Freehold	£179,995
21, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 24 Jun 2016 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £128,000 (Jan 2005) · +50%	24 Jun 2016	Semi-detached · Freehold	£192,000
27, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 14 Oct 2015 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £130,000 (Oct 2006) · +35%	14 Oct 2015	Terraced · Freehold	£176,100
14, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 6 Feb 2015 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £114,000 (Sep 2009) · +32%	6 Feb 2015	Terraced · Freehold	£150,000
22, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 29 Aug 2014 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £126,000 (Nov 2005) · +15%	29 Aug 2014	Terraced · Freehold	£145,000
23, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 22 Nov 2013 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £132,000 (Apr 2006) · +6%	22 Nov 2013	Semi-detached · Freehold	£140,000
25, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 25 Oct 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £135,500 (Apr 2006) · +6%	25 Oct 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£143,000
20, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 23 Nov 2011 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £40,000 (Dec 1995) · +211%	23 Nov 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£124,500
7, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 22 Sep 2011 · Detached · Freehold Previously £137,500 (Aug 2002) · +44%	22 Sep 2011	Detached · Freehold	£198,000
13, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 5 Jul 2011 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £59,995 (Dec 1998) · +121%	5 Jul 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£132,500
14, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 28 Sep 2009 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £127,000 (Aug 2004) · −10%	28 Sep 2009	Terraced · Freehold	£114,000
15, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 18 Jan 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £113,000 (Aug 2002) · +46%	18 Jan 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£165,500
27, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 9 Oct 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £75,950 (Jul 2001) · +71%	9 Oct 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£130,000
19, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 5 May 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £56,950 (Jun 1996) · +189%	5 May 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£164,500
2, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 5 May 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £119,000 (Oct 2002) · +24%	5 May 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£148,000
23, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 28 Apr 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £54,000 (Nov 1998) · +144%	28 Apr 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£132,000
25, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 20 Apr 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £74,995 (Jul 2001) · +81%	20 Apr 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£135,500
5, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 10 Feb 2006 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £49,000 (Oct 2000) · +84%	10 Feb 2006	Detached · Leasehold	£90,000
22, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 10 Nov 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £67,500 (May 2001) · +87%	10 Nov 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£126,000
24, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 30 Aug 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £81,000 (Apr 2002) · +59%	30 Aug 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£128,500
21, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 28 Jan 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £54,000 (Jul 1995) · +137%	28 Jan 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£128,000
10, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 26 Nov 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £58,950 (Sep 1995) · +176%	26 Nov 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£162,500
14, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 2 Aug 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £68,000 (Jul 2000) · +87%	2 Aug 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£127,000
17, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 30 Jul 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £85,500 (Jun 2000) · +75%	30 Jul 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£150,000
2, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 11 Oct 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £56,000 (Jun 1996) · +113%	11 Oct 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£119,000
15, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 30 Aug 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £85,000 (May 2000) · +33%	30 Aug 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£113,000
7, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 1 Aug 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £90,000 (Aug 1999) · +53%	1 Aug 2002	Detached · Freehold	£137,500
24, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 29 Apr 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,500 (Sep 1998) · +54%	29 Apr 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£81,000
8, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 28 Mar 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,500 (Sep 1995) · +74%	28 Mar 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£82,500
27, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 26 Jul 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £62,950 (Aug 2000) · +21%	26 Jul 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£75,950
25, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 6 Jul 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £51,450 (Jul 1995) · +46%	6 Jul 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£74,995
22, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 31 May 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £44,950 (Mar 1996) · +50%	31 May 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£67,500
5, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 20 Oct 2000 · Detached · Leasehold Previously £62,500 (Dec 1995) · −22%	20 Oct 2000	Detached · Leasehold	£49,000
27, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 3 Aug 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £43,175 (Dec 1995) · +46%	3 Aug 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£62,950
14, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 24 Jul 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,000 (May 1998) · +45%	24 Jul 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£68,000
17, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 29 Jun 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £58,950 (Apr 1996) · +45%	29 Jun 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£85,500
15, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 25 May 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £59,950 (Dec 1995) · +42%	25 May 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£85,000
9, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 29 Oct 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £56,000 (Dec 1995) · +37%	29 Oct 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£76,500
18, BUTTERCUP CLOSE 17 Sep 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,000 (Aug 1995) · +10%	17 Sep 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£57,000

Cat B An additional Price Paid entry (category B): a repossession, a buy-to-let with an identifiable mortgage, a purchase by a company or other non-private buyer, or a sale of another kind of property. Left out of every average.

Area

Postcode district: MK42
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 3 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01017518
Introduced: Jul 1995

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 MK42 0RE 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.

MK42 0RQ £410,000 · 1 sale
MK42 0SS £262,500 · 2 sales
MK42 0RG £364,000 · 2 sales
MK42 0FG £207,500 · 1 sale
MK42 0SA £299,956 · 4 sales
MK42 0RF £240,000 · 1 sale
MK42 0RZ £300,000 · 1 sale
MK42 0SQ no sale since 2012
MK42 0SG £305,000 · 2 sales
MK42 0RR no sale since 2012
MK42 0SR £375,000 · 1 sale
MK42 0RS £250,000 · 1 sale