MK42 0RF

Lily Close, Bedford

Median, last 3 years

£240,000

1 sale, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£240,000

31 Jul 2024

Standard sales

since 1996

MK42 district median

£320,000

587 sales, 12 months to May 2026

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

2010 to 2024. Every year since 1996 is in the figures below.

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
2024 (few sales)	£240,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£245,000	2
2020 (few sales)	£212,000	1
2019 (few sales)	£247,500	1
2018 (few sales)	£225,000	1
2017 (few sales)	£240,000	1
2014	£154,995	5
2013 (few sales)	£142,000	2
2012 (few sales)	£150,000	1
2011 (few sales)	£173,500	2
2009 (few sales)	£141,500	2
2007 (few sales)	£142,748	2
2006	£132,500	3
2005 (few sales)	£114,000	1
2004 (few sales)	£124,000	2
2003	£110,250	4
2002 (few sales)	£81,500	1
2001 (few sales)	£87,500	1
2000 (few sales)	£76,000	1
1999 (few sales)	£52,000	1
1998 (few sales)	£68,500	1
1997 (few sales)	£66,975	2
1996	£48,500	16

Sale history (54 records · 17 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
5, LILY CLOSE 31 Jul 2024 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £45,000 (May 1996) · +433%	31 Jul 2024	Terraced · Freehold	£240,000
12, LILY CLOSE 14 Nov 2022 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £159,995 (Aug 2014) · +56%	14 Nov 2022	Terraced · Freehold	£250,000
10, LILY CLOSE 17 Jun 2022 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £114,000 (Feb 2005) · +111%	17 Jun 2022	Terraced · Freehold	£240,000
6, LILY CLOSE 18 Sep 2020 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £148,000 (Oct 2014) · +43%	18 Sep 2020	Terraced · Freehold	£212,000
3, LILY CLOSE 28 Jun 2019 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £150,000 (Sep 2013) · +65%	28 Jun 2019	Terraced · Freehold	£247,500
8, LILY CLOSE 2 Nov 2018 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £147,995 (May 2014) · +52%	2 Nov 2018	Terraced · Freehold	£225,000
17, LILY CLOSE 16 Jun 2017 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £159,995 (Jan 2014) · +50%	16 Jun 2017	Terraced · Freehold	£240,000
14, LILY CLOSE 28 Nov 2014 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £113,000 (May 2009) · +37%	28 Nov 2014	Terraced · Freehold	£154,995
6, LILY CLOSE 10 Oct 2014 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £134,000 (Jan 2013) · +10%	10 Oct 2014	Terraced · Freehold	£148,000
12, LILY CLOSE 20 Aug 2014 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £135,000 (Jan 2006) · +19%	20 Aug 2014	Terraced · Freehold	£159,995
8, LILY CLOSE 29 May 2014 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £49,500 (May 1996) · +199%	29 May 2014	Terraced · Freehold	£147,995
17, LILY CLOSE 24 Jan 2014 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £130,000 (Apr 2004) · +23%	24 Jan 2014	Terraced · Freehold	£159,995
3, LILY CLOSE 20 Sep 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £59,950 (May 1996) · +150%	20 Sep 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£150,000
6, LILY CLOSE 18 Jan 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £144,995 (Oct 2007) · −8%	18 Jan 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£134,000
11, LILY CLOSE 10 Feb 2012 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £120,000 (Jan 2006) · +25%	10 Feb 2012	Terraced · Freehold	£150,000
7, LILY CLOSE 3 Nov 2011 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £118,000 (Mar 2004) · +8%	3 Nov 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£127,000
1, LILY CLOSE 21 Apr 2011 · Detached · Freehold Previously £83,950 (May 1997) · +162%	21 Apr 2011	Detached · Freehold	£220,000
2, LILY CLOSE 18 Jun 2009 · Detached · Freehold Previously £66,450 (Nov 1996) · +156%	18 Jun 2009	Detached · Freehold	£170,000
14, LILY CLOSE 22 May 2009 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £44,950 (Mar 1996) · +151%	22 May 2009	Terraced · Freehold	£113,000
6, LILY CLOSE 12 Oct 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £132,500 (Jun 2006) · +9%	12 Oct 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£144,995
16, LILY CLOSE 3 Aug 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £46,950 (May 1996) · +199%	3 Aug 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£140,500
6, LILY CLOSE 2 Jun 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £108,000 (Dec 2003) · +23%	2 Jun 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£132,500
11, LILY CLOSE 20 Jan 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £119,000 (May 2003) · +1%	20 Jan 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
12, LILY CLOSE 16 Jan 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £112,500 (Jul 2003) · +20%	16 Jan 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£135,000
10, LILY CLOSE 5 Feb 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £76,000 (Dec 2000) · +50%	5 Feb 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£114,000
17, LILY CLOSE 29 Apr 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £87,500 (Aug 2001) · +49%	29 Apr 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£130,000
7, LILY CLOSE 26 Mar 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £44,950 (May 1996) · +163%	26 Mar 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£118,000
6, LILY CLOSE 1 Dec 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,000 (Feb 1999) · +108%	1 Dec 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£108,000
12, LILY CLOSE 25 Jul 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £49,950 (Apr 1996) · +125%	25 Jul 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£112,500
15, LILY CLOSE 29 May 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £46,500 (Aug 1996) · +132%	29 May 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£108,000
11, LILY CLOSE 28 May 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £58,950 (Oct 1996) · +102%	28 May 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£119,000
13, LILY CLOSE 22 Mar 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,500 (Aug 1996) · +72%	22 Mar 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£81,500
17, LILY CLOSE 24 Aug 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £58,950 (Aug 1996) · +48%	24 Aug 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£87,500
10, LILY CLOSE 21 Dec 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £49,950 (Apr 1996) · +52%	21 Dec 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£76,000
6, LILY CLOSE 5 Feb 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £44,950 (Apr 1996) · +16%	5 Feb 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£52,000
4, LILY CLOSE 1 Sep 1998 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £59,950 (Mar 1996) · +14%	1 Sep 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£68,500
9, LILY CLOSE 14 Nov 1997 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £46,950 (Jun 1996) · +6%	14 Nov 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£50,000
1, LILY CLOSE 28 May 1997 · Detached · Freehold · New build	28 May 1997	Detached · Freehold · New build	£83,950
2, LILY CLOSE 29 Nov 1996 · Detached · Freehold · New build	29 Nov 1996	Detached · Freehold · New build	£66,450
11, LILY CLOSE 1 Oct 1996 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	1 Oct 1996	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£58,950
17, LILY CLOSE 23 Aug 1996 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	23 Aug 1996	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£58,950
13, LILY CLOSE 5 Aug 1996 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	5 Aug 1996	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£47,500
15, LILY CLOSE 2 Aug 1996 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	2 Aug 1996	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£46,500
9, LILY CLOSE 5 Jun 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	5 Jun 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£46,950
8, LILY CLOSE 31 May 1996 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	31 May 1996	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£49,500
7, LILY CLOSE 10 May 1996 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	10 May 1996	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£44,950
16, LILY CLOSE 7 May 1996 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	7 May 1996	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£46,950
3, LILY CLOSE 7 May 1996 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	7 May 1996	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£59,950
5, LILY CLOSE 3 May 1996 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	3 May 1996	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£45,000
10, LILY CLOSE 19 Apr 1996 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	19 Apr 1996	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£49,950

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 0RF 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 0RE £250,000 · 2 sales
MK42 0RG £364,000 · 2 sales
MK42 0SR £375,000 · 1 sale
MK42 0SG £305,000 · 2 sales
MK42 0SQ no sale since 2012
MK42 0SA £299,956 · 4 sales
MK42 0FG £207,500 · 1 sale
MK42 0RW £380,000 · 5 sales
MK42 0RN £250,000 · 3 sales
MK42 0RZ £300,000 · 1 sale