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Postcode sector

MK40 1 · Castle & Kingsway

Bedford · district MK40 · 133 postcodes

Median £/m²£2,730/m²Sales in the 24 months to Aug 2026
Last year, after inflation−5.3%
Sales, 24 months52with a floor area

£/m² of sales, 24 months to Aug 2026

£1,390/m² to £1,520/m²: 1 sale£1,650/m² to £1,780/m²: 3 sales£1,780/m² to £1,910/m²: 3 sales£1,910/m² to £2,030/m²: 2 sales£2,030/m² to £2,160/m²: 1 sale£2,160/m² to £2,290/m²: 2 sales£2,290/m² to £2,420/m²: 2 sales£2,420/m² to £2,550/m²: 3 sales£2,550/m² to £2,670/m²: 7 sales£2,670/m² to £2,800/m²: 6 sales£2,800/m² to £2,930/m²: 3 sales£2,930/m² to £3,060/m²: 5 sales£3,060/m² to £3,190/m²: 6 sales£3,190/m² to £3,310/m²: 2 sales£3,310/m² to £3,440/m²: 1 sale£3,700/m² to £3,830/m²: 1 sale£3,830/m² to £3,950/m²: 4 salesMK40 1MK40£1k£2k£3k£4k£5k
MK40 1
£2,730/m² middle · £2,350–£3,070/m² middle half · 52 sales
District MK40
£3,760/m² middle · £3,190–£4,290/m² middle half · 939 sales

Bars: sales in each £/m² band. Strips: the box is the middle half, the line the middle, the whiskers the 9th to 91st percentile.

Median £/m² since 2004 (2004 = 100)

5010015020025020052010201520202025MK40 1, 2026: 96MK40, 2026: 112Bedford houses, 2026: 117
  • MK40 1
  • MK40
  • Bedford houses
  • After inflation (CPIH)
  • In pounds of the day

Growth a year

Compound growth in median £/m² a year, after inflation (CPIH) and in pounds of the day
OverMK40 1District MK40
RealNominalRealNominal
1 year−5.3%−2.2%−5.0%−1.8%
5 years−1.1%+3.8%−2.5%+2.4%
10 years−1.2%+2.2%−0.2%+3.2%
20 years−1.1%+1.7%+0.2%+3.0%

Real is after inflation (ONS CPIH). A horizon with too few sales at either end is left out.

Nearby sectors, middle half of £/m²

£2,000–£8,000/m²
  1. EN6 5Chase & Crews Hill£5,180–£6,370/m²
  2. MK42 0Kingsbrook£3,330–£4,270/m²
  3. MK40 3Castle & Kingsway£3,490–£4,340/m²
  4. MK40 4Bromham & Biddenham£3,310–£4,340/m²
  5. MK40 2Harpur£2,630–£3,840/m²
  6. MK42 9Cauldwell£2,980–£3,730/m²
  7. MK40 1Castle & Kingsway£2,350–£3,070/m²
  8. MK40 9Castle & KingswayToo few sales
  9. MK42 5CauldwellToo few sales

Streets, last five years

Streets with five or more sales in five years: sales, median floor area and median £ per m²
StreetSalesMedian sizeMedian £/m²
Conduit Road2368 m²£2,710/m²
Sovereigns Quay1860 m²£3,020/m²
Prebend Street1666 m²£2,560/m²
Ashburnham Road1558 m²£2,930/m²
Heron Quay1561 m²£3,070/m²
Horne Lane862 m²£1,730/m²
Lime Street777 m²£2,370/m²
High Street644 m²£3,240/m²
Dame Alice Street545 m²£3,260/m²
Sources

Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid (category A sales). Floor areas: energy performance certificates (EPC). Inflation: ONS CPIH (series L522). Postcodes: ONS Postcode Directory. All under the Open Government Licence.

£/m² uses EPC floor area; sector names are informal. Middles of many sales, never one home's value.