MK42 8TX

Westminster Gardens, Bedford

Median, last 3 years

£290,000

7 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£355,000

12 Aug 2026

Standard sales

119

since 1995 (+2 additional entries)

MK42 district median

£320,000

587 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced median £250,000 (4 sales) · Detached median £345,000 (3 sales)

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)	£345,000	3
2025	£270,000	4
2024 (few sales)	£345,000	1
2023 (few sales)	£250,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£290,000	1
2021	£240,000	3
2020 (few sales)	£258,000	1
2019 (few sales)	£221,000	2
2018 (few sales)	£197,750	2
2017 (few sales)	£207,500	2
2015	£157,000	6
2014	£160,000	6
2013 (few sales)	£123,500	2
2012 (few sales)	£177,498	2
2010 (few sales)	£124,250	2
2009	£163,750	6
2008 (few sales)	£183,750	2
2007 (few sales)	£158,750	2
2006	£167,750	8
2005	£165,000	4
2004 (few sales)	£129,995	1
2003	£144,995	7
2002	£92,000	4
2001	£70,000	7
2000	£74,000	4
1999	£73,500	8
1998	£49,000	10
1997	£54,125	6
1996	£57,000	5
1995	£45,000	7

Sale history (121 records · 33 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
30, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 1 Dec 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £158,000 (Sep 2005) · +9%	1 Dec 2006	Detached · Freehold	£172,000
32, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 29 Sep 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £76,500 (Oct 1999) · +123%	29 Sep 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£170,500
25, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 31 Jul 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £70,000 (Jun 2001) · +76%	31 Jul 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£123,000
49, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 7 Jul 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,000 (May 1998) · +156%	7 Jul 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£133,000
43, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 30 Jun 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £72,500 (May 1999) · +137%	30 Jun 2006	Detached · Freehold	£172,000
31, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 2 Jun 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £102,000 (Jan 2003) · +28%	2 Jun 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£131,000
8, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 2 Jun 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £78,000 (Nov 1999) · +124%	2 Jun 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£175,000
37, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 3 Apr 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £71,500 (Oct 1997) · +131%	3 Apr 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£165,000
33, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 1 Dec 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £144,995 (Mar 2003) · +19%	1 Dec 2005	Detached · Freehold	£172,000
61, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 11 Oct 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £158,000 (Oct 2003) · +14%	11 Oct 2005	Detached · Freehold	£180,000
30, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 28 Sep 2005 · Detached · Freehold	28 Sep 2005	Detached · Freehold	£158,000
7, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 23 May 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £99,000 (Dec 2002) · +29%	23 May 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£128,000
18, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 10 Sep 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £69,995 (Jan 2001) · +86%	10 Sep 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£129,995
1, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 31 Oct 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £49,500 (Aug 1998) · +114%	31 Oct 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£106,000
61, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 31 Oct 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £82,000 (Mar 2000) · +93%	31 Oct 2003	Detached · Freehold	£158,000
59, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 3 Oct 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £79,000 (Oct 1999) · +103%	3 Oct 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£160,000
35, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 11 Jul 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	11 Jul 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£142,000
11, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 23 May 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £59,750 (Jan 1997) · +164%	23 May 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£158,000
33, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 7 Mar 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £100,000 (Dec 2001) · +45%	7 Mar 2003	Detached · Freehold	£144,995
31, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 19 Jan 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £51,500 (Nov 1998) · +98%	19 Jan 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£102,000
7, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 13 Dec 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £85,000 (Jul 2002) · +16%	13 Dec 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£99,000
7, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 12 Jul 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £50,500 (Dec 1998) · +68%	12 Jul 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£85,000
13, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 6 Jun 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,500 (Feb 1999) · +52%	6 Jun 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£79,950
41, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 24 Jan 2002 · Detached · Freehold	24 Jan 2002	Detached · Freehold	£109,000
33, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 3 Dec 2001 · Detached · Freehold	3 Dec 2001	Detached · Freehold	£100,000
12, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 5 Nov 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £74,500 (Jul 1999) · +42%	5 Nov 2001	Detached · Freehold	£105,500
19, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 8 Oct 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,750 (Sep 1998) · +47%	8 Oct 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£70,000
15, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 6 Jul 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	6 Jul 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£69,000
25, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 12 Jun 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	12 Jun 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£70,000
20, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 6 Apr 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £47,500 (Jun 1997) · +46%	6 Apr 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£69,500
18, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 5 Jan 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £47,250 (Nov 1998) · +48%	5 Jan 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£69,995
2, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 4 Dec 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £57,000 (Aug 1996) · −11%	4 Dec 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£51,009
10, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 13 Oct 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	13 Oct 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£89,000
24, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 18 Aug 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £40,000 (Jun 1996) · +65%	18 Aug 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£66,000
61, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 17 Mar 2000 · Detached · Freehold	17 Mar 2000	Detached · Freehold	£82,000
8, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 5 Nov 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	5 Nov 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£78,000
59, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 29 Oct 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	29 Oct 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£79,000
32, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 22 Oct 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £60,000 (Jun 1995) · +28%	22 Oct 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£76,500
12, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 22 Jul 1999 · Detached · Freehold	22 Jul 1999	Detached · Freehold	£74,500
43, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 21 May 1999 · Detached · Freehold	21 May 1999	Detached · Freehold	£72,500
21, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 23 Apr 1999 · Detached · Freehold	23 Apr 1999	Detached · Freehold	£71,000
13, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 19 Feb 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	19 Feb 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£52,500
29, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 29 Jan 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £42,500 (Feb 1997) · +16%	29 Jan 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£49,250
4, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 11 Dec 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	11 Dec 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£75,000
7, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 11 Dec 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	11 Dec 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£50,500
31, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 20 Nov 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	20 Nov 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£51,500
18, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 6 Nov 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	6 Nov 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£47,250
19, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 1 Sep 1998 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £46,500 (May 1995) · +3%	1 Sep 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£47,750
1, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 28 Aug 1998 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £41,000 (Jan 1996) · +21%	28 Aug 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£49,500
49, WESTMINSTER GARDENS 29 May 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	29 May 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£52,000

Area

Postcode district: MK42
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 4 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01017512
Introduced: Mar 1988

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 8TX 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 8TW £405,000 · 3 sales
MK42 8TS £350,000 · last sale 2021
MK42 8TR £365,000 · 2 sales
MK42 8TT £525,000 · 1 sale
MK42 8DG £460,000 · last sale 2023
MK42 8UP £220,000 · 1 sale
MK42 8TN £390,000 · 1 sale
MK42 8UA £405,000 · 5 sales
MK42 8UZ £332,500 · 2 sales
MK42 8TU £395,000 · last sale 2023
MK42 8TP £407,500 · 2 sales
MK42 8UY £425,000 · last sale 2022