MK42 8PE

Ringwood Close, Bedford

Median, last 3 years

£266,500

3 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£375,000

22 Aug 2025

Standard sales

since 1996 (+1 additional entry)

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

2011 to 2025. 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.

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025 (few sales)	£375,000	1
2024 (few sales)	£266,500	1
2023 (few sales)	£265,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£332,500	2
2021 (few sales)	£263,000	2
2019	£250,000	3
2018 (few sales)	£240,000	2
2017 (few sales)	£228,000	2
2014	£177,000	3
2012	£177,000	3
2009 (few sales)	£147,500	1
2007 (few sales)	£203,500	2
2006	£173,750	4
2004 (few sales)	£146,500	2
2003 (few sales)	£139,995	1
2002	£132,000	3
2001	£88,500	6
2000 (few sales)	£77,750	2
1999	£67,995	5
1998 (few sales)	£30,000	1
1997 (few sales)	£65,000	1
1996	£53,500	3

Sale history (52 records · 13 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
18, RINGWOOD CLOSE 22 Aug 2025 · Detached · Freehold Previously £350,000 (Jun 2022) · +7%	22 Aug 2025	Detached · Freehold	£375,000
24, RINGWOOD CLOSE 7 Jun 2024 · Detached · Freehold Previously £243,000 (May 2021) · +10%	7 Jun 2024	Detached · Freehold	£266,500
20, RINGWOOD CLOSE 11 Aug 2023 · Detached · Freehold	11 Aug 2023	Detached · Freehold	£265,000
4, RINGWOOD CLOSE Cat B 9 Mar 2023 · Detached · Freehold Previously £87,000 (Jul 2001)	9 Mar 2023	Detached · Freehold	£280,000
11, RINGWOOD CLOSE 24 Jun 2022 · Detached · Freehold Previously £190,000 (Oct 2014) · +66%	24 Jun 2022	Detached · Freehold	£315,000
18, RINGWOOD CLOSE 10 Jun 2022 · Detached · Freehold Previously £148,000 (May 2004) · +136%	10 Jun 2022	Detached · Freehold	£350,000
21, RINGWOOD CLOSE 24 Sep 2021 · Detached · Freehold Previously £240,000 (Sep 2018) · +18%	24 Sep 2021	Detached · Freehold	£283,000
24, RINGWOOD CLOSE 14 May 2021 · Detached · Freehold Previously £109,000 (Jun 2002) · +123%	14 May 2021	Detached · Freehold	£243,000
26, RINGWOOD CLOSE 21 Nov 2019 · Detached · Freehold Previously £236,000 (Oct 2017) · +6%	21 Nov 2019	Detached · Freehold	£250,000
16, RINGWOOD CLOSE 8 Nov 2019 · Detached · Freehold Previously £177,000 (Mar 2012) · +55%	8 Nov 2019	Detached · Freehold	£275,000
7, RINGWOOD CLOSE 3 Apr 2019 · Detached · Freehold	3 Apr 2019	Detached · Freehold	£235,000
21, RINGWOOD CLOSE 7 Sep 2018 · Detached · Freehold Previously £158,000 (May 2006) · +52%	7 Sep 2018	Detached · Freehold	£240,000
13, RINGWOOD CLOSE 8 Aug 2018 · Detached · Freehold Previously £75,000 (Apr 2000) · +220%	8 Aug 2018	Detached · Freehold	£240,000
26, RINGWOOD CLOSE 27 Oct 2017 · Detached · Freehold Previously £64,500 (Nov 1999) · +266%	27 Oct 2017	Detached · Freehold	£236,000
9, RINGWOOD CLOSE 20 Jan 2017 · Detached · Freehold	20 Jan 2017	Detached · Freehold	£220,000
11, RINGWOOD CLOSE 29 Oct 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £55,250 (Sep 1996) · +244%	29 Oct 2014	Detached · Freehold	£190,000
22, RINGWOOD CLOSE 10 Oct 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £139,995 (Feb 2003) · +26%	10 Oct 2014	Detached · Freehold	£177,000
10, RINGWOOD CLOSE 29 Aug 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £89,000 (May 2001) · +94%	29 Aug 2014	Detached · Freehold	£172,500
19, RINGWOOD CLOSE 1 Nov 2012 · Detached · Freehold Previously £219,000 (Dec 2007) · −9%	1 Nov 2012	Detached · Freehold	£199,500
6, RINGWOOD CLOSE 13 Sep 2012 · Detached · Freehold Previously £80,500 (Dec 2000) · +95%	13 Sep 2012	Detached · Freehold	£157,000
16, RINGWOOD CLOSE 9 Mar 2012 · Detached · Freehold Previously £188,000 (Jul 2007) · −6%	9 Mar 2012	Detached · Freehold	£177,000
12, RINGWOOD CLOSE 24 Jul 2009 · Semi-detached · Freehold	24 Jul 2009	Semi-detached · Freehold	£147,500
19, RINGWOOD CLOSE 14 Dec 2007 · Detached · Freehold	14 Dec 2007	Detached · Freehold	£219,000
16, RINGWOOD CLOSE 27 Jul 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £172,500 (May 2006) · +9%	27 Jul 2007	Detached · Freehold	£188,000
15, RINGWOOD CLOSE 29 Sep 2006 · Detached · Freehold	29 Sep 2006	Detached · Freehold	£175,000
1, RINGWOOD CLOSE 9 Jun 2006 · Detached · Freehold	9 Jun 2006	Detached · Freehold	£175,000
21, RINGWOOD CLOSE 18 May 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £145,000 (Jun 2004) · +9%	18 May 2006	Detached · Freehold	£158,000
16, RINGWOOD CLOSE 12 May 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £143,500 (Nov 2002) · +20%	12 May 2006	Detached · Freehold	£172,500
21, RINGWOOD CLOSE 21 Jun 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £87,000 (Jan 2001) · +67%	21 Jun 2004	Detached · Freehold	£145,000
18, RINGWOOD CLOSE 11 May 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £30,000 (May 1998) · +393%	11 May 2004	Detached · Freehold	£148,000
22, RINGWOOD CLOSE 28 Feb 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £88,500 (Oct 2001) · +58%	28 Feb 2003	Detached · Freehold	£139,995
14, RINGWOOD CLOSE 20 Dec 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £95,000 (Oct 2001) · +39%	20 Dec 2002	Detached · Freehold	£132,000
16, RINGWOOD CLOSE 1 Nov 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £74,000 (Oct 1999) · +94%	1 Nov 2002	Detached · Freehold	£143,500
24, RINGWOOD CLOSE 26 Jun 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £70,500 (Sep 1999) · +55%	26 Jun 2002	Detached · Freehold	£109,000
22, RINGWOOD CLOSE 31 Oct 2001 · Detached · Freehold	31 Oct 2001	Detached · Freehold	£88,500
14, RINGWOOD CLOSE 15 Oct 2001 · Detached · Freehold	15 Oct 2001	Detached · Freehold	£95,000
5, RINGWOOD CLOSE 23 Aug 2001 · Detached · Freehold	23 Aug 2001	Detached · Freehold	£88,500
4, RINGWOOD CLOSE 23 Jul 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £65,000 (Jun 1997) · +34%	23 Jul 2001	Detached · Freehold	£87,000
10, RINGWOOD CLOSE 1 May 2001 · Detached · Freehold	1 May 2001	Detached · Freehold	£89,000
21, RINGWOOD CLOSE 12 Jan 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £53,500 (Sep 1996) · +63%	12 Jan 2001	Detached · Freehold	£87,000
6, RINGWOOD CLOSE 20 Dec 2000 · Detached · Freehold Previously £67,995 (Nov 1999) · +18%	20 Dec 2000	Detached · Freehold	£80,500
13, RINGWOOD CLOSE 25 Apr 2000 · Detached · Freehold	25 Apr 2000	Detached · Freehold	£75,000
6, RINGWOOD CLOSE 26 Nov 1999 · Detached · Freehold	26 Nov 1999	Detached · Freehold	£67,995
26, RINGWOOD CLOSE 19 Nov 1999 · Detached · Freehold Previously £65,000 (Jul 1999) · −1%	19 Nov 1999	Detached · Freehold	£64,500
16, RINGWOOD CLOSE 29 Oct 1999 · Detached · Freehold	29 Oct 1999	Detached · Freehold	£74,000
24, RINGWOOD CLOSE 23 Sep 1999 · Detached · Freehold	23 Sep 1999	Detached · Freehold	£70,500
26, RINGWOOD CLOSE 22 Jul 1999 · Detached · Freehold Previously £52,000 (Oct 1996) · +25%	22 Jul 1999	Detached · Freehold	£65,000
18, RINGWOOD CLOSE 21 May 1998 · Detached · Freehold	21 May 1998	Detached · Freehold	£30,000
4, RINGWOOD CLOSE 6 Jun 1997 · Detached · Freehold	6 Jun 1997	Detached · Freehold	£65,000
26, RINGWOOD CLOSE 18 Oct 1996 · Detached · Freehold	18 Oct 1996	Detached · Freehold	£52,000

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: 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 8PE 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 8NW £320,000 · 3 sales
MK42 8PF £235,000 · last sale 2021
MK42 8NQ £265,000 · 1 sale
MK42 8LH £335,250 · 2 sales
MK42 8NX £282,500 · 4 sales
MK42 8NN £288,750 · 2 sales
MK42 8NP £290,000 · 4 sales
MK42 8LJ £325,000 · 3 sales
MK42 8EN £325,000 · last sale 2022
MK42 8NR £325,000 · 1 sale
MK42 8DU £285,000 · 3 sales
MK42 8NU £312,000 · 3 sales