MK42 0RN

Bluebell Close, Bedford

Median, last 3 years

£250,000

3 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£250,000

25 Jul 2025

Standard sales

since 1997 (+3 additional entries)

MK42 district median

£320,000

587 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced sold for £243,000 and £250,000 · Semi-detached sold for £250,000

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

2011 to 2025. Every year since 1997 is in the figures below.

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

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025 (few sales)	£250,000	2
2023 (few sales)	£243,000	1
2021	£250,000	3
2020 (few sales)	£214,000	1
2019 (few sales)	£240,000	1
2018 (few sales)	£230,000	1
2016 (few sales)	£166,498	2
2015 (few sales)	£159,000	1
2014	£145,600	3
2013	£145,000	3
2012 (few sales)	£126,300	1
2011 (few sales)	£135,500	2
2010 (few sales)	£120,000	1
2008 (few sales)	£153,000	1
2007	£160,000	3
2006	£132,000	7
2005 (few sales)	£129,000	1
2004	£135,250	4
2003 (few sales)	£98,000	2
2002	£80,000	7
2001	£80,000	6
2000	£64,000	3
1999 (few sales)	£49,750	2
1998	£54,450	20
1997	£52,950	5

Sale history (86 records · 23 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
12, BLUEBELL CLOSE 25 Jul 2025 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £55,950 (Feb 1998) · +347%	25 Jul 2025	Terraced · Freehold	£250,000
25, BLUEBELL CLOSE 24 Mar 2025 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £153,000 (Jun 2008) · +63%	24 Mar 2025	Semi-detached · Freehold	£250,000
6, BLUEBELL CLOSE 7 Sep 2023 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £94,000 (Sep 2002) · +159%	7 Sep 2023	Terraced · Freehold	£243,000
29, BLUEBELL CLOSE 19 Nov 2021 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £129,000 (Jun 2006) · +83%	19 Nov 2021	Terraced · Freehold	£236,000
18, BLUEBELL CLOSE 30 Sep 2021 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £53,500 (Feb 1998) · +367%	30 Sep 2021	Terraced · Freehold	£250,000
13, BLUEBELL CLOSE 20 Aug 2021 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £145,000 (Jul 2013) · +76%	20 Aug 2021	Terraced · Freehold	£255,000
3, BLUEBELL CLOSE 18 Dec 2020 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £200,000 (Aug 2016) · +7%	18 Dec 2020	Semi-detached · Freehold	£214,000
10, BLUEBELL CLOSE 11 Jul 2019 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £148,000 (Mar 2013) · +62%	11 Jul 2019	Terraced · Freehold	£240,000
14, BLUEBELL CLOSE 12 Oct 2018 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £131,000 (Aug 2013) · +76%	12 Oct 2018	Terraced · Freehold	£230,000
9, BLUEBELL CLOSE Cat B 31 Aug 2018 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £120,000 (Dec 2010)	31 Aug 2018	Terraced · Freehold	£185,000
5, BLUEBELL CLOSE Cat B 24 Oct 2017 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £138,000 (Jun 2011)	24 Oct 2017	Semi-detached · Freehold	£220,000
3, BLUEBELL CLOSE 19 Aug 2016 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £160,000 (Jun 2007) · +25%	19 Aug 2016	Semi-detached · Freehold	£200,000
15, BLUEBELL CLOSE 24 Mar 2016 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £115,000 (Jul 2014) · +16%	24 Mar 2016	Terraced · Freehold	£132,995
21, BLUEBELL CLOSE 23 Oct 2015 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £129,000 (Jan 2005) · +23%	23 Oct 2015	Terraced · Freehold	£159,000
31, BLUEBELL CLOSE 19 Sep 2014 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £78,000 (Jun 2002) · +99%	19 Sep 2014	Terraced · Freehold	£155,000
27, BLUEBELL CLOSE Cat B 18 Aug 2014 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £72,950 (May 2001)	18 Aug 2014	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
8, BLUEBELL CLOSE 4 Jul 2014 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £58,000 (Feb 2000) · +151%	4 Jul 2014	Terraced · Freehold	£145,600
15, BLUEBELL CLOSE 4 Jul 2014 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £114,950 (Jul 2006) · 0%	4 Jul 2014	Terraced · Freehold	£115,000
14, BLUEBELL CLOSE 9 Aug 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £134,000 (Jul 2006) · −2%	9 Aug 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£131,000
13, BLUEBELL CLOSE 12 Jul 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £135,500 (Nov 2004) · +7%	12 Jul 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£145,000
10, BLUEBELL CLOSE 26 Mar 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £155,000 (Feb 2006) · −5%	26 Mar 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£148,000
11, BLUEBELL CLOSE 14 Aug 2012 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £127,500 (Feb 2006) · −1%	14 Aug 2012	Terraced · Freehold	£126,300
5, BLUEBELL CLOSE 3 Jun 2011 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £136,000 (Feb 2006) · +1%	3 Jun 2011	Semi-detached · Freehold	£138,000
33, BLUEBELL CLOSE 14 Feb 2011 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £127,500 (Sep 2004) · +4%	14 Feb 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£133,000
9, BLUEBELL CLOSE 14 Dec 2010 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £109,000 (Dec 2003) · +10%	14 Dec 2010	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
25, BLUEBELL CLOSE 17 Jun 2008 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £108,000 (Nov 2002) · +42%	17 Jun 2008	Semi-detached · Freehold	£153,000
3, BLUEBELL CLOSE 29 Jun 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £53,150 (Dec 1997) · +201%	29 Jun 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£160,000
7, BLUEBELL CLOSE 5 Apr 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £156,500 (Aug 2004) · +10%	5 Apr 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£172,500
16, BLUEBELL CLOSE 12 Jan 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £78,000 (Mar 2002) · +76%	12 Jan 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£137,000
19, BLUEBELL CLOSE 8 Nov 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £53,950 (Aug 1998) · +145%	8 Nov 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£132,000
14, BLUEBELL CLOSE 26 Jul 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £80,000 (Dec 2001) · +68%	26 Jul 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£134,000
15, BLUEBELL CLOSE 26 Jul 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £87,000 (Apr 2003) · +32%	26 Jul 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£114,950
29, BLUEBELL CLOSE 14 Jun 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £50,950 (Dec 1997) · +153%	14 Jun 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£129,000
11, BLUEBELL CLOSE 28 Feb 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £53,950 (Aug 1998) · +136%	28 Feb 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£127,500
5, BLUEBELL CLOSE 28 Feb 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £135,000 (Nov 2004) · +1%	28 Feb 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£136,000
10, BLUEBELL CLOSE 3 Feb 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £90,000 (Apr 2001) · +72%	3 Feb 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£155,000
21, BLUEBELL CLOSE 14 Jan 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £74,000 (Jan 2002) · +74%	14 Jan 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£129,000
5, BLUEBELL CLOSE 19 Nov 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £55,950 (Dec 1997) · +141%	19 Nov 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£135,000
13, BLUEBELL CLOSE 5 Nov 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £80,000 (Jul 2001) · +69%	5 Nov 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£135,500
33, BLUEBELL CLOSE 24 Sep 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £80,000 (Jan 2002) · +59%	24 Sep 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£127,500
7, BLUEBELL CLOSE 13 Aug 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £68,950 (Aug 1998) · +127%	13 Aug 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£156,500
9, BLUEBELL CLOSE 18 Dec 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £72,500 (May 2001) · +50%	18 Dec 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£109,000
15, BLUEBELL CLOSE 17 Apr 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £44,500 (Dec 1999) · +96%	17 Apr 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£87,000
25, BLUEBELL CLOSE 7 Nov 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £55,950 (Jul 1998) · +93%	7 Nov 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£108,000
23, BLUEBELL CLOSE 3 Oct 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £54,950 (Aug 1998) · +84%	3 Oct 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£101,000
6, BLUEBELL CLOSE 6 Sep 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £64,000 (Mar 2000) · +47%	6 Sep 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£94,000
31, BLUEBELL CLOSE 7 Jun 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £50,950 (Jan 1998) · +53%	7 Jun 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£78,000
16, BLUEBELL CLOSE 8 Mar 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £51,950 (Mar 1998) · +50%	8 Mar 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£78,000
33, BLUEBELL CLOSE 31 Jan 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £55,000 (May 1999) · +45%	31 Jan 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£80,000
21, BLUEBELL CLOSE 14 Jan 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £56,950 (Sep 1998) · +30%	14 Jan 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£74,000

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: 5 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01017520
Introduced: Dec 1996

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 0RN 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 0SN £257,500 · last sale 2021
MK42 0SR £375,000 · 1 sale
MK42 0RW £380,000 · 5 sales
MK42 0RD £250,000 · 1 sale
MK42 0SG £305,000 · 2 sales
MK42 0SQ no sale since 2012
MK42 0SB £335,000 · 1 sale
MK42 0RF £240,000 · 1 sale
MK42 0RG £364,000 · 2 sales
MK42 0SE £285,000 · last sale 2022
MK42 0RQ £410,000 · 1 sale
MK42 0RY £257,500 · 4 sales