MK45 5BU

Gardeners Close, Bedford

Median, last 3 years

£371,500

3 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£450,000

2 Apr 2026

Standard sales

since 1995 (+1 additional entry)

MK45 district median

£400,000

775 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

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.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2026 (to August) (few sales)	£450,000	1
2025 (few sales)	£371,500	1
2023 (few sales)	£352,500	2
2022 (few sales)	£375,000	1
2020 (few sales)	£365,000	1
2018 (few sales)	£342,500	1
2015 (few sales)	£283,000	1
2014	£250,000	3
2013 (few sales)	£235,000	1
2011 (few sales)	£198,750	2
2009 (few sales)	£187,500	2
2007	£237,498	4
2006 (few sales)	£194,000	1
2005 (few sales)	£191,000	1
2004	£192,500	3
2003	£187,500	3
2002 (few sales)	£149,950	1
2001 (few sales)	£117,000	2
2000	£110,000	7
1999	£90,000	5
1998 (few sales)	£96,000	1
1997	£74,950	7
1996 (few sales)	£63,250	2
1995	£60,000	3

Sale history (57 records · 17 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
37, GARDENERS CLOSE 2 Apr 2026 · Detached · Freehold Previously £250,000 (Aug 2014) · +80%	2 Apr 2026	Detached · Freehold	£450,000
16, GARDENERS CLOSE 31 Oct 2025 · Detached · Freehold	31 Oct 2025	Detached · Freehold	£371,500
9, GARDENERS CLOSE 27 Oct 2023 · Detached · Freehold Previously £110,000 (Sep 2000) · +209%	27 Oct 2023	Detached · Freehold	£340,000
35, GARDENERS CLOSE 1 Mar 2023 · Detached · Freehold	1 Mar 2023	Detached · Freehold	£365,000
20, GARDENERS CLOSE 16 Dec 2022 · Detached · Freehold	16 Dec 2022	Detached · Freehold	£375,000
26, GARDENERS CLOSE Cat B 19 Jun 2020 · Detached · Freehold Previously £185,000 (Feb 2004)	19 Jun 2020	Detached · Freehold	£302,500
14, GARDENERS CLOSE 27 Mar 2020 · Detached · Freehold Previously £207,500 (Jun 2011) · +76%	27 Mar 2020	Detached · Freehold	£365,000
24, GARDENERS CLOSE 24 May 2018 · Detached · Freehold Previously £235,000 (Jul 2013) · +46%	24 May 2018	Detached · Freehold	£342,500
28, GARDENERS CLOSE 10 Apr 2015 · Detached · Freehold Previously £114,000 (Dec 2000) · +148%	10 Apr 2015	Detached · Freehold	£283,000
25, GARDENERS CLOSE 10 Dec 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £265,000 (Oct 2007) · +11%	10 Dec 2014	Detached · Freehold	£295,000
37, GARDENERS CLOSE 29 Aug 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £236,000 (Aug 2007) · +6%	29 Aug 2014	Detached · Freehold	£250,000
30, GARDENERS CLOSE 7 Aug 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £191,000 (May 2005) · +31%	7 Aug 2014	Detached · Freehold	£250,000
24, GARDENERS CLOSE 12 Jul 2013 · Detached · Freehold	12 Jul 2013	Detached · Freehold	£235,000
14, GARDENERS CLOSE 10 Jun 2011 · Detached · Freehold Previously £175,000 (Feb 2009) · +19%	10 Jun 2011	Detached · Freehold	£207,500
4, GARDENERS CLOSE 28 Apr 2011 · Detached · Freehold Previously £96,000 (Aug 1998) · +98%	28 Apr 2011	Detached · Freehold	£190,000
22, GARDENERS CLOSE 16 Nov 2009 · Detached · Freehold Previously £186,500 (Sep 2003) · +7%	16 Nov 2009	Detached · Freehold	£200,000
14, GARDENERS CLOSE 13 Feb 2009 · Detached · Freehold Previously £70,000 (Feb 1995) · +150%	13 Feb 2009	Detached · Freehold	£175,000
12, GARDENERS CLOSE 26 Oct 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £96,500 (Aug 1999) · +147%	26 Oct 2007	Detached · Freehold	£237,995
25, GARDENERS CLOSE 26 Oct 2007 · Detached · Freehold	26 Oct 2007	Detached · Freehold	£265,000
37, GARDENERS CLOSE 23 Aug 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £90,000 (Sep 1999) · +162%	23 Aug 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£236,000
23, GARDENERS CLOSE 10 Jul 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £199,995 (Jul 2004) · +19%	10 Jul 2007	Detached · Freehold	£237,000
33, GARDENERS CLOSE 3 Jul 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £90,000 (Sep 1999) · +116%	3 Jul 2006	Detached · Freehold	£194,000
30, GARDENERS CLOSE 27 May 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £149,950 (Jun 2002) · +27%	27 May 2005	Detached · Freehold	£191,000
23, GARDENERS CLOSE 16 Jul 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £110,000 (Jun 2000) · +82%	16 Jul 2004	Detached · Freehold	£199,995
27, GARDENERS CLOSE 30 Apr 2004 · Detached · Freehold	30 Apr 2004	Detached · Freehold	£192,500
26, GARDENERS CLOSE 27 Feb 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £72,000 (Apr 1997) · +157%	27 Feb 2004	Detached · Freehold	£185,000
8, GARDENERS CLOSE 5 Dec 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold	5 Dec 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£197,000
36, GARDENERS CLOSE 14 Nov 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	14 Nov 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£187,500
22, GARDENERS CLOSE 16 Sep 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £91,000 (Aug 1999) · +105%	16 Sep 2003	Detached · Freehold	£186,500
30, GARDENERS CLOSE 28 Jun 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £105,000 (Jan 2000) · +43%	28 Jun 2002	Detached · Freehold	£149,950
17, GARDENERS CLOSE 30 Nov 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £100,000 (Mar 2000) · +24%	30 Nov 2001	Detached · Freehold	£124,000
18, GARDENERS CLOSE 21 Mar 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £109,000 (Jun 2000) · +1%	21 Mar 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£110,000
28, GARDENERS CLOSE 1 Dec 2000 · Detached · Freehold Previously £61,500 (Oct 1996) · +85%	1 Dec 2000	Detached · Freehold	£114,000
9, GARDENERS CLOSE 29 Sep 2000 · Detached · Freehold Previously £80,000 (Aug 1997) · +38%	29 Sep 2000	Detached · Freehold	£110,000
18, GARDENERS CLOSE 30 Jun 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	30 Jun 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£109,000
1, GARDENERS CLOSE 29 Jun 2000 · Detached · Freehold Previously £74,500 (May 1997) · +48%	29 Jun 2000	Detached · Freehold	£110,000
23, GARDENERS CLOSE 23 Jun 2000 · Detached · Freehold	23 Jun 2000	Detached · Freehold	£110,000
17, GARDENERS CLOSE 7 Mar 2000 · Detached · Freehold	7 Mar 2000	Detached · Freehold	£100,000
30, GARDENERS CLOSE 21 Jan 2000 · Detached · Freehold Previously £60,000 (Nov 1995) · +75%	21 Jan 2000	Detached · Freehold	£105,000
33, GARDENERS CLOSE 29 Sep 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £60,000 (Nov 1995) · +50%	29 Sep 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£90,000
37, GARDENERS CLOSE 21 Sep 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £81,500 (Nov 1997) · +10%	21 Sep 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£90,000
12, GARDENERS CLOSE 27 Aug 1999 · Detached · Freehold	27 Aug 1999	Detached · Freehold	£96,500
22, GARDENERS CLOSE 27 Aug 1999 · Detached · Freehold	27 Aug 1999	Detached · Freehold	£91,000
11, GARDENERS CLOSE 4 Mar 1999 · Detached · Freehold	4 Mar 1999	Detached · Freehold	£87,000
4, GARDENERS CLOSE 11 Aug 1998 · Detached · Freehold	11 Aug 1998	Detached · Freehold	£96,000
37, GARDENERS CLOSE 28 Nov 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold	28 Nov 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold	£81,500
34, GARDENERS CLOSE 2 Sep 1997 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £65,000 (Mar 1996) · +22%	2 Sep 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£79,500
9, GARDENERS CLOSE 21 Aug 1997 · Detached · Freehold	21 Aug 1997	Detached · Freehold	£80,000
21, GARDENERS CLOSE 8 May 1997 · Detached · Freehold	8 May 1997	Detached · Freehold	£74,950
1, GARDENERS CLOSE 2 May 1997 · Detached · Freehold	2 May 1997	Detached · Freehold	£74,500

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: MK45
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 10 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01017402
Introduced: Apr 1986

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

Central Bedfordshire, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £356,758
Change since July 2025: +1.2%
First-time buyers: £300,772

Average by property type

Detached: £609,817
Semi-detached: £377,901
Terraced: £299,825
Flat / maisonette: £173,264

The official index for Central Bedfordshire as a whole, not MK45 5BU 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.

MK45 1HY £215,000 · last sale 2017
MK45 5BW £400,000 · 1 sale
MK45 1ER no sale since 2010
MK45 1ET £370,000 · last sale 2026
MK45 1HD £306,000 · 2 sales
MK45 1HE £350,000 · last sale 2022
MK45 1EP no sale since 2011
MK45 1HF £300,000 · 2 sales
MK45 1ES £330,000 · last sale 2022
MK45 1EU £355,000 · 3 sales
MK45 1EX £287,500 · 1 sale
MK45 1HJ £338,500 · 2 sales