Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Cranfield sells for £375,000
That is the middle of 286 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 6.4 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
45% of Cranfield’s sales are detached houses
286 homes sold in three years: 130 detached houses, 113 semi-detached houses, 34 terraced houses and 9 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 130 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £408K–£535K
- Last 12 months
- £495K35 sold
- New build
- £475K
median sale · 113 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £308K–£370K
- Last 12 months
- £345K34 sold
- New build
- £350K
median sale · 34 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £164K–£305K
- Last 12 months
- £270K9 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 9 sold, median £100K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 45% of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Cranfield’s homes sold for between £310K and £460K
One sale in ten was under £230K and one in ten over £540K. 10% sold for under £250K.
The median, £375,000, sits in the £300–400K band
286 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 6.4 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £59,500 in 1995 to £378,500 in the last 12 months (£335,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
83 sales in the last 12 months, against 189 in 2018, the busiest year, and 39 in 2008. Sales fell by 20% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 16%.
Cranfield costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Cranfield, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £79K | £157K | £250K | £240K | £320K | £440K | £495K |
| Semi-detached houses | £56K | £81K | £172K | £184K | £235K | £305K | £345K |
| Terraced houses | £48K | £79K | £136K | £151K | £210K | £262K | £270K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 68% in 2018
760 new homes have been sold in Cranfield since 1995; the share peaked at 68% in 2018.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £442,500
against £370,000 for a home sold on, 20% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
14% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 11% sold leasehold in Cranfield. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
High Street is Cranfield’s busiest street, with 20 sales in three years
21 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 6 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Street | MK43 | 20 | £327,250 | Mixed |
| 2 | Kings Grove | MK43 | 19 | £435,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Canberra Gardens | MK43 | 16 | £470,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Blenheim Croft | MK43 | 16 | £410,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 5 | Thillans | MK43 | 16 | £325,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Pincords Lane | MK43 | 10 | £410,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Partridge Piece | MK43 | 9 | £365,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Gadsden Close | MK43 | 9 | £290,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | Bedford Road | MK43 | 8 | £386,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Hare Lane | MK43 | 8 | £342,250 | Mixed |
| 11 | Braeburn Way | MK43 | 7 | £530,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Lincroft | MK43 | 7 | £372,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Lordsmead | MK43 | 7 | £345,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Lower Coxs Close | MK43 | 7 | £285,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Merchant Lane | MK43 | 6 | £462,500 | Mostly detached houses |
Braeburn Way: £530,000
Berry Yard: £241,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.2 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Cranfield is the 15th most expensive of 33 towns in Bedfordshire
Cranfield is in the middle of Bedfordshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Bedfordshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Cranfield’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Stewartby and Newport Pagnell.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranfield | — | £375K | 83 | +32% |
| Marston Moretaine | 2.5 | £339K | 56 | +16% |
| Lidlington | 3 | £350K | 20 | +40% |
| Wootton | 3.8 | £375K | 69 | +28% |
| Woburn Sands | 4.3 | £430K | 95 | +26% |
| Stewartby | 4.3 | £330K | 28 | +34% |
| Aspley Guise | 4.4 | £595K | 30 | +53% |
| Newport Pagnell | 5.3 | £327K | 181 | +33% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Cranfield
What is the average house price in Cranfield?
The median home in Cranfield sold for £375,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 286 standard sales (£378,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £470,000, semi-detached houses £335,000, terraced houses £257,750 and flats and maisonettes £100,000.
Are house prices going up in Cranfield?
The median was £350,000 in 2025, down 6% on 2024 (£372,000), and £378,500 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Cranfield each year?
83 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 128 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Cranfield?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Braeburn Way (MK43, £530,000), Canberra Gardens (MK43, £470,000) and Merchant Lane (MK43, £462,500).
How much does a new build cost in Cranfield?
New homes sold for a median £442,500 over three years, against £370,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 19% of sales.
Is Cranfield expensive for Bedfordshire?
Cranfield is the 14th most expensive of 33 towns of 2,500 or more in Bedfordshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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