MK42 9EB

Prudden Close, Bedford

Median, last 3 years

£326,000

2 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£330,000

22 Oct 2025

Standard sales

since 1995

MK42 district median

£320,000

587 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Semi-detached sold for £322,000 · Detached sold for £330,000

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 1995 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
2025 (few sales)	£330,000	1
2023 (few sales)	£322,000	1
2021 (few sales)	£230,000	1
2020	£262,000	3
2017	£242,500	3
2015 (few sales)	£199,000	2
2013 (few sales)	£177,500	2
2011 (few sales)	£133,000	1
2010 (few sales)	£157,500	2
2009 (few sales)	£120,000	1
2006	£145,000	3
2005 (few sales)	£168,950	1
2004 (few sales)	£146,000	2
2003	£144,000	3
2002	£126,000	3
2001	£90,225	6
2000	£72,000	3
1999	£74,500	6
1998	£63,500	4
1997 (few sales)	£46,750	2
1996 (few sales)	£57,750	2
1995 (few sales)	£55,000	1

Sale history (53 records · 14 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
18, PRUDDEN CLOSE 22 Oct 2025 · Detached · Freehold Previously £205,000 (Feb 2013) · +61%	22 Oct 2025	Detached · Freehold	£330,000
3, PRUDDEN CLOSE 14 Jul 2023 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £262,000 (Nov 2020) · +23%	14 Jul 2023	Semi-detached · Freehold	£322,000
20, PRUDDEN CLOSE 30 Sep 2021 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £145,000 (Sep 2006) · +59%	30 Sep 2021	Semi-detached · Freehold	£230,000
3, PRUDDEN CLOSE 12 Nov 2020 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £218,000 (Oct 2015) · +20%	12 Nov 2020	Semi-detached · Freehold	£262,000
8, PRUDDEN CLOSE 20 May 2020 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £210,000 (Dec 2017) · +2%	20 May 2020	Semi-detached · Freehold	£215,000
2, PRUDDEN CLOSE 20 Mar 2020 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £85,500 (Feb 2001) · +210%	20 Mar 2020	Semi-detached · Freehold	£265,000
8, PRUDDEN CLOSE 15 Dec 2017 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £180,000 (Oct 2015) · +17%	15 Dec 2017	Semi-detached · Freehold	£210,000
12, PRUDDEN CLOSE 10 Nov 2017 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £126,000 (Aug 2002) · +92%	10 Nov 2017	Semi-detached · Freehold	£242,500
26, PRUDDEN CLOSE 13 Jan 2017 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £168,950 (Aug 2005) · +51%	13 Jan 2017	Terraced · Freehold	£255,000
8, PRUDDEN CLOSE 30 Oct 2015 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £146,000 (Dec 2006) · +23%	30 Oct 2015	Semi-detached · Freehold	£180,000
3, PRUDDEN CLOSE 30 Oct 2015 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £167,000 (Sep 2004) · +31%	30 Oct 2015	Semi-detached · Freehold	£218,000
6, PRUDDEN CLOSE 16 Aug 2013 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £125,000 (Apr 2004) · +20%	16 Aug 2013	Semi-detached · Freehold	£150,000
18, PRUDDEN CLOSE 15 Feb 2013 · Detached · Freehold Previously £177,000 (Nov 2003) · +16%	15 Feb 2013	Detached · Freehold	£205,000
14, PRUDDEN CLOSE 16 Dec 2011 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £120,000 (Aug 2009) · +11%	16 Dec 2011	Semi-detached · Freehold	£133,000
13, PRUDDEN CLOSE 18 Sep 2010 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £82,500 (Sep 2001) · +82%	18 Sep 2010	Semi-detached · Freehold	£150,000
24, PRUDDEN CLOSE 27 May 2010 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £69,500 (Sep 1998) · +137%	27 May 2010	Semi-detached · Freehold	£165,000
14, PRUDDEN CLOSE 12 Aug 2009 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £57,500 (Aug 1998) · +109%	12 Aug 2009	Semi-detached · Freehold	£120,000
8, PRUDDEN CLOSE 21 Dec 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold	21 Dec 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£146,000
22, PRUDDEN CLOSE 26 Sep 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £72,500 (May 2001) · +89%	26 Sep 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£137,000
20, PRUDDEN CLOSE 1 Sep 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £72,000 (May 2000) · +101%	1 Sep 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£145,000
26, PRUDDEN CLOSE 11 Aug 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £73,000 (Feb 1999) · +131%	11 Aug 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£168,950
3, PRUDDEN CLOSE 10 Sep 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £100,000 (Jun 2001) · +67%	10 Sep 2004	Detached · Freehold	£167,000
6, PRUDDEN CLOSE 23 Apr 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £64,500 (Jan 2000) · +94%	23 Apr 2004	Detached · Freehold	£125,000
11, PRUDDEN CLOSE 4 Dec 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £94,950 (Jun 2001) · +52%	4 Dec 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£144,000
18, PRUDDEN CLOSE 18 Nov 2003 · Detached · Freehold	18 Nov 2003	Detached · Freehold	£177,000
5, PRUDDEN CLOSE 31 Oct 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £98,500 (Aug 2002) · +15%	31 Oct 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£113,000
4, PRUDDEN CLOSE 6 Dec 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	6 Dec 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£132,000
12, PRUDDEN CLOSE 15 Aug 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £55,000 (Nov 1995) · +129%	15 Aug 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£126,000
5, PRUDDEN CLOSE 5 Aug 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £48,000 (Jul 1997) · +105%	5 Aug 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£98,500
13, PRUDDEN CLOSE 4 Sep 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £59,500 (Aug 1999) · +39%	4 Sep 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£82,500
11, PRUDDEN CLOSE 29 Jun 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £57,500 (Dec 1996) · +65%	29 Jun 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£94,950
3, PRUDDEN CLOSE 29 Jun 2001 · Detached · Freehold	29 Jun 2001	Detached · Freehold	£100,000
22, PRUDDEN CLOSE 30 May 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £45,500 (Mar 1997) · +59%	30 May 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£72,500
9, PRUDDEN CLOSE 4 May 2001 · Detached · Freehold	4 May 2001	Detached · Freehold	£96,500
2, PRUDDEN CLOSE 28 Feb 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £76,000 (Dec 1999) · +13%	28 Feb 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£85,500
16, PRUDDEN CLOSE 27 Jun 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	27 Jun 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£76,500
20, PRUDDEN CLOSE 19 May 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £50,000 (Feb 1998) · +44%	19 May 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£72,000
6, PRUDDEN CLOSE 14 Jan 2000 · Detached · Freehold	14 Jan 2000	Detached · Freehold	£64,500
2, PRUDDEN CLOSE 8 Dec 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £71,000 (May 1998) · +7%	8 Dec 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£76,000
10, PRUDDEN CLOSE 24 Aug 1999 · Detached · Freehold	24 Aug 1999	Detached · Freehold	£81,000
13, PRUDDEN CLOSE 13 Aug 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	13 Aug 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£59,500
7, PRUDDEN CLOSE 4 Jun 1999 · Detached · Freehold	4 Jun 1999	Detached · Freehold	£56,500
1, PRUDDEN CLOSE 26 May 1999 · Detached · Freehold	26 May 1999	Detached · Freehold	£84,000
26, PRUDDEN CLOSE 26 Feb 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	26 Feb 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£73,000
24, PRUDDEN CLOSE 18 Sep 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £58,000 (May 1996) · +20%	18 Sep 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£69,500
14, PRUDDEN CLOSE 14 Aug 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	14 Aug 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£57,500
2, PRUDDEN CLOSE 7 May 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	7 May 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£71,000
20, PRUDDEN CLOSE 19 Feb 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	19 Feb 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£50,000
5, PRUDDEN CLOSE 23 Jul 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold	23 Jul 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold	£48,000
22, PRUDDEN CLOSE 27 Mar 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold	27 Mar 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold	£45,500

Area

Postcode district: MK42
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 6 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01034432
Introduced: Aug 1993

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 9EB 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 9YX £300,000 · 4 sales
MK42 9ZA £345,000 · 2 sales
MK42 9YY £508,750 · 2 sales
MK42 9YZ £258,000 · last sale 2021
MK42 9PZ £415,000 · last sale 2023
MK42 9RQ £336,500 · 2 sales
MK42 9XS £260,000 · 3 sales
MK42 9XQ £276,500 · 1 sale
MK42 9QL £330,000 · 1 sale
MK42 9RR £290,000 · 1 sale
MK42 9QS £480,000 · 1 sale
MK42 9XR £213,000 · 3 sales