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Kempston North

From July 2023 to June 2026, homes in Kempston North typically sold for £292,475. Half of the 178 sales were between £246k and £379k, against a typical £340,250 across Bedford.

Postcode MK42

All of Bedford
Harrold, Chellington & TurveyBromham & BiddenhamQueens ParkCauldwellKempston Central & EastKempston West & South
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Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. £292k half sold for £246k to £379k
Homes sold Homes soldHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. 178 July 2023 to June 2026
Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before. +17.0% typical price, against 5 years before
New builds 11% of sales · 27% leasehold

By type of home

What homes sold for

The band is the middle half of sales, a quarter sold for less and a quarter for more, with the typical price marked. The dashed line is the typical price for the same type across Bedford.

  • Detached £390,000 typical
    Half between £350k and £440k · 53 sales · Bedford £489k
  • Semi-detached £300,000 typical
    Half between £258k and £338k · 35 sales · Bedford £335k
  • Terraced £265,000 typical
    Half between £245k and £289k · 42 sales · Bedford £285k
  • Flat £216,250 typical
    Half between £167k and £300k · 48 sales · Bedford £180k

Since 1995

Each year in Kempston North

This neighbourhood Bedford Homes sold
£0£200k£400k 1995: £46,7501996: £51,5001997: £64,0001998: £52,5001999: £60,0002000: £79,7502001: £81,0002002: £97,0002003: £125,5002004: £143,0002005: £141,5002006: £155,0002007: £162,2502008: £163,0002009: £168,0002010: £156,0002011: £141,5002012: £169,9982013: £140,0002014: £157,5002015: £200,0002016: £215,0002017: £225,0002018: £270,0002019: £250,0002020: £240,0002021: £267,5002022: £311,0002023: £284,0002024: £271,0002025: £317,500 1995: 74 sold1996: 108 sold1997: 127 sold1998: 105 sold1999: 112 sold2000: 101 sold2001: 123 sold2002: 104 sold2003: 102 sold2004: 87 sold2005: 86 sold2006: 95 sold2007: 86 sold2008: 50 sold2009: 55 sold2010: 57 sold2011: 71 sold2012: 64 sold2013: 67 sold2014: 68 sold2015: 78 sold2016: 65 sold2017: 49 sold2018: 69 sold2019: 51 sold2020: 49 sold2021: 75 sold2022: 64 sold2023: 44 sold2024: 64 sold2025: 76 sold 1995200020052010201520202025
£0£200k£400k 1995: £46,7501996: £51,5001997: £64,0001998: £52,5001999: £60,0002000: £79,7502001: £81,0002002: £97,0002003: £125,5002004: £143,0002005: £141,5002006: £155,0002007: £162,2502008: £163,0002009: £168,0002010: £156,0002011: £141,5002012: £169,9982013: £140,0002014: £157,5002015: £200,0002016: £215,0002017: £225,0002018: £270,0002019: £250,0002020: £240,0002021: £267,5002022: £311,0002023: £284,0002024: £271,0002025: £317,500 1995: 74 sold1996: 108 sold1997: 127 sold1998: 105 sold1999: 112 sold2000: 101 sold2001: 123 sold2002: 104 sold2003: 102 sold2004: 87 sold2005: 86 sold2006: 95 sold2007: 86 sold2008: 50 sold2009: 55 sold2010: 57 sold2011: 71 sold2012: 64 sold2013: 67 sold2014: 68 sold2015: 78 sold2016: 65 sold2017: 49 sold2018: 69 sold2019: 51 sold2020: 49 sold2021: 75 sold2022: 64 sold2023: 44 sold2024: 64 sold2025: 76 sold 199520102025

The typical price is the middle sale of each full year, shown where at least 5 homes sold. It moves with which homes happened to sell, so a single year can jump.

The homes that sell here

  • Detached30% · Bedford 33%
  • Flat27% · Bedford 13%
  • Terraced24% · Bedford 23%
  • Semi-detached20% · Bedford 32%

New builds and leaseholds

New builds, share of sales11% · Bedford 12%
Leaseholds, share of sales27% · Bedford 14%

New builds can take up to a year to appear in Land Registry's figures, so the latest year may show fewer than were sold.

Next door

Neighbourhoods around Kempston North

About these figures

Every standard home sale registered with HM Land Registry since 1995: homes sold at full market value to a person, so repossessions and sales to companies are left out. Recent months fill in as late sales are registered. Not financial advice.

Sources and licences

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Neighbourhood names: contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (House of Commons Library). Neighbourhood boundaries and the postcode lookup: source, Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.