MK42 — Bedford
Welcome to MK42 — Bedford, Bedford. What follows is 28,566 sales over 32 years of real price history, the same data the game deals from, across 8 areas.
A typical MK42 property sold for £45,000 in 1995; by 2026 the median was £310,000 — 6.9× over the period. Local prices had their best year in 2003: +26.0% in one calendar year. The local low point was 2009, when the median changed -6.7% — in the game, that's a down year waiting for your portfolio.
Median sold price in MK42
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £45,000 | 647 |
| 2000 | £73,073 | 1,068 |
| 2005 | £136,000 | 929 |
| 2010 | £155,000 | 607 |
| 2015 | £195,000 | 1,101 |
| 2020 | £242,000 | 899 |
| 2025 | £305,000 | 812 |
| 2026 | £310,000 | 133 |
The areas on the board
When you spin, the reel chooses between these 8 areas — busier markets come up more often:
- Kempston (38% of local sales) — busiest streets: Spring Road, Margetts Road, Wilkinson Road
- Bedford (MK42 9) (20% of local sales) — busiest streets: Redwood Grove, Palgrave Road, Dorsey Drive
- Bedford (MK42 0) (17% of local sales) — busiest streets: Cardington Road, Alburgh Close, Harrowden Road
- Shortstown (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: Sunderland Place, Victor Close, Shorts Avenue
- Wixams (9% of local sales) — busiest streets: Brooklands Avenue, Bedford Road, Harlequin Crescent
- Elstow (6% of local sales) — busiest streets: Hillesden Avenue, Sandleford Drive, Croyland Drive
- Harrowden (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: Old Harrowden Road, Harrowden Lane
- Woburn Road Industrial Estate (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: Sunbeam Road, Grisedale Court, Ronald Close
Six slots, ten years, Bedford's real prices. Play the MK42 board.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.