MK42 8PD

Thornton Street, Bedford

Median, last 3 years

£317,500

6 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£270,000

5 Jun 2026

Standard sales

123

since 1995 (+3 additional entries)

MK42 district median

£320,000

587 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Detached median £355,000 (3 sales) · Semi-detached sold for £220,000 and £243,000 · Terraced sold for £285,000

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.

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2026 (to August) (few sales)	£270,000	1
2025	£350,000	3
2024	£243,000	3
2023 (few sales)	£310,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£327,500	2
2021 (few sales)	£304,000	2
2020 (few sales)	£240,000	1
2019 (few sales)	£226,000	1
2018 (few sales)	£331,500	2
2017	£215,000	5
2015 (few sales)	£178,000	2
2014	£164,995	5
2013	£150,000	4
2012 (few sales)	£155,000	2
2011	£139,000	4
2010	£135,000	5
2009	£160,000	3
2008 (few sales)	£169,000	1
2007	£149,500	6
2006	£146,498	8
2005	£135,000	5
2004	£134,000	7
2003	£105,450	5
2002	£101,750	8
2001	£80,000	7
2000	£65,000	5
1999	£64,000	8
1998	£55,500	5
1997	£48,500	7
1996 (few sales)	£45,000	1
1995	£47,500	4

Sale history (126 records · 38 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
51, THORNTON STREET 12 Nov 2007 · Detached · Freehold	12 Nov 2007	Detached · Freehold	£222,000
24, THORNTON STREET 2 Nov 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £65,000 (Aug 2000) · +125%	2 Nov 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£146,000
50, THORNTON STREET 25 May 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £104,000 (Oct 2006) · +47%	25 May 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£153,000
41, THORNTON STREET 10 Apr 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £63,500 (Oct 1999) · +129%	10 Apr 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£145,500
5, THORNTON STREET 19 Jan 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £63,000 (Mar 1998) · +219%	19 Jan 2007	Detached · Freehold	£201,000
25, THORNTON STREET 12 Jan 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold	12 Jan 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£135,000
48, THORNTON STREET 1 Dec 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £120,000 (Jul 2005) · +10%	1 Dec 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£132,500
50, THORNTON STREET 17 Oct 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold	17 Oct 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£104,000
FLAT 1, 56, THORNTON STREET 9 Oct 2006 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £48,500 (Jul 2000) · +119%	9 Oct 2006	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£106,000
14, THORNTON STREET 28 Jun 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £62,000 (Jul 2000) · +134%	28 Jun 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£144,995
34, THORNTON STREET 23 Jun 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £80,000 (Dec 2001) · +86%	23 Jun 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£149,000
62, THORNTON STREET 12 May 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £118,000 (Jul 2002) · +44%	12 May 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£170,000
44, THORNTON STREET 28 Apr 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £120,000 (Sep 2005) · +23%	28 Apr 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£148,000
49, THORNTON STREET 3 Feb 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £100,000 (Jul 2000) · +82%	3 Feb 2006	Detached · Freehold	£182,000
23, THORNTON STREET 16 Dec 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £88,000 (May 2002) · +53%	16 Dec 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£135,000
53, THORNTON STREET 20 Oct 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold	20 Oct 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£169,000
44, THORNTON STREET 14 Sep 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold	14 Sep 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£120,000
48, THORNTON STREET 1 Jul 2005 · Terraced · Freehold	1 Jul 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£120,000
56B, THORNTON STREET 20 Apr 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £140,000 (Nov 2002) · +71%	20 Apr 2005	Detached · Freehold	£239,995
15, THORNTON STREET 23 Nov 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £100,000 (Nov 2001) · +54%	23 Nov 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£154,000
3, THORNTON STREET 29 Oct 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £65,000 (Aug 2003) · +102%	29 Oct 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£131,000
38, THORNTON STREET 24 Sep 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £64,500 (Dec 1999) · +109%	24 Sep 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£135,000
45, THORNTON STREET 17 Aug 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £55,500 (Jul 1998) · +149%	17 Aug 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£138,000
27, THORNTON STREET 9 Jul 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £94,995 (Feb 2002) · +41%	9 Jul 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£134,000
43, THORNTON STREET 28 May 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £65,000 (Sep 1999) · +105%	28 May 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£133,000
7, THORNTON STREET 16 Feb 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £89,000 (May 2002) · +43%	16 Feb 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£127,500
28, THORNTON STREET 28 Nov 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £48,500 (Apr 1997) · +166%	28 Nov 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£128,900
FLAT 2, 56, THORNTON STREET 28 Nov 2003 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £51,500 (Nov 2001) · +65%	28 Nov 2003	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£85,000
3, THORNTON STREET 1 Aug 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold	1 Aug 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£65,000
21, THORNTON STREET 23 Jul 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold	23 Jul 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£214,000
54, THORNTON STREET 25 Apr 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £40,500 (Mar 1997) · +160%	25 Apr 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£105,450
16, THORNTON STREET 20 Dec 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £81,000 (Dec 1999) · +57%	20 Dec 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£127,000
56B, THORNTON STREET 18 Nov 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £68,000 (Oct 1997) · +106%	18 Nov 2002	Detached · Freehold	£140,000
36, THORNTON STREET 9 Sep 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	9 Sep 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£103,500
62, THORNTON STREET 19 Jul 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	19 Jul 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£118,000
7, THORNTON STREET 29 May 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	29 May 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£89,000
23, THORNTON STREET 17 May 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	17 May 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£88,000
59, THORNTON STREET 28 Mar 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	28 Mar 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£100,000
27, THORNTON STREET 15 Feb 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £69,000 (Sep 2001) · +38%	15 Feb 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£94,995
34, THORNTON STREET 17 Dec 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	17 Dec 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£80,000
FLAT 2, 56, THORNTON STREET 23 Nov 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £38,750 (May 1999) · +33%	23 Nov 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£51,500
15, THORNTON STREET 13 Nov 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £45,000 (Nov 1996) · +122%	13 Nov 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£100,000
27, THORNTON STREET 14 Sep 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £45,000 (Feb 1999) · +53%	14 Sep 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£69,000
13, THORNTON STREET 3 Sep 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £40,000 (May 1995) · +96%	3 Sep 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£78,500
4, THORNTON STREET 16 Aug 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	16 Aug 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£94,000
55, THORNTON STREET 8 Mar 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £52,500 (Jun 1999) · +56%	8 Mar 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£82,000
24, THORNTON STREET 31 Aug 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	31 Aug 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£65,000
49, THORNTON STREET 24 Jul 2000 · Detached · Freehold	24 Jul 2000	Detached · Freehold	£100,000
14, THORNTON STREET 21 Jul 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	21 Jul 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£62,000
FLAT 1, 56, THORNTON STREET 5 Jul 2000 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	5 Jul 2000	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£48,500

Area

Postcode district: MK42
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 6 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01017508
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 MK42 8PD 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 8NY £257,500 · 2 sales
MK42 8PH £247,500 · 3 sales
MK42 8NZ £294,000 · 3 sales
MK42 8PJ £239,000 · 2 sales
MK42 8BB £425,000 · 1 sale
MK42 8NT £355,000 · 6 sales
MK42 8BA £176,000 · last sale 2022
MK42 8BD £355,000 · 3 sales
MK42 8LT £237,000 · last sale 2021
MK42 8LS £355,000 · 3 sales
MK42 8NU £312,000 · 3 sales
MK42 8BE £295,000 · 1 sale