Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Great Denham sell for a median £342,000
That is the middle of 231 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 3.6 times as much as in 1998. 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.
A quarter of Great Denham’s sales are terraced houses
231 homes sold in three years: 51 detached houses, 57 semi-detached houses, 65 terraced houses and 58 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for twice what a flat does.
median sale · 51 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £417K–£535K
- Last 12 months
- £466K14 sold
- New build
- £432K
median sale · 57 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £328K–£366K
- Last 12 months
- £354K21 sold
median sale · 65 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £318K–£360K
- Last 12 months
- £340K15 sold
- New build
- £347K
median sale · 58 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £205K–£243K
- Last 12 months
- £240K22 sold
- New build
- £252K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 28% of sales
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 Great Denham’s homes sold for between £252K and £377K
One sale in ten was under £205K and one in ten over £470K. 24% sold for under £250K.
The median, £342,000, sits in the £300–400K band
231 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 3.6 times as much as in 1998, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £92,500 in 1998 to £337,500 in the last 12 months (£289,250 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
72 sales in the last 12 months, against 228 in 2017, the busiest year, and 7 in 2008. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 32% more sales than 2020.
Great Denham costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Great Denham, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1998
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £157K | £293K | £310K | £346K | £378K | £466K |
| Semi-detached houses | — | — | £233K | £261K | £305K | £354K |
| Terraced houses | £98K | — | £216K | £239K | £280K | £340K |
| Flats and maisonettes | — | — | £145K | £156K | £213K | £240K |
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.
14% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
1,204 new homes have been sold in Great Denham since 1995; the share peaked at 98% in 1998.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £370,495
against £333,250 for a home sold on, 11% 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.
25% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 3.5% sold leasehold in Great Denham. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Greenkeepers Road is Great Denham’s busiest street, with 19 sales in three years
14 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 | Greenkeepers Road | MK40 | 19 | £330,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Icel Way | MK40 | 18 | £420,263 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Cantley Road | MK40 | 15 | £320,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Mercia Road | MK40 | 13 | £345,796 | Mostly terraced houses · new builds |
| 5 | King Alfred Way | MK40 | 11 | £350,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Hovingham Drive | MK40 | 11 | £340,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Danegeld Avenue | MK40 | 9 | £336,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Saxon Way | MK40 | 8 | £298,750 | Mixed |
| 9 | Anglia Way | MK40 | 8 | £246,250 | Mostly flats |
| 10 | Alwin Court | MK40 | 7 | £347,500 | Mixed |
| 11 | Broad Mead Avenue | MK40 | 6 | £317,500 | Mixed |
| 12 | Archer Street | MK40 | 6 | £262,500 | Mostly flats |
| 13 | Soudley Lane | MK40 | 5 | £345,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Offa Walk | MK40 | 5 | £251,746 | Mostly flats · new builds |
Icel Way: £420,263
Anglia Way: £246,250
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 1.7 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.
Great Denham is the 22nd most expensive of 33 towns in Bedfordshire
Great Denham 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.
Great Denham’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Kempston and Clapham.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Denham | — | £342K | 72 | +22% |
| Kempston | 0.9 | £290K | 179 | +32% |
| Bromham | 1.8 | £415K | 52 | +40% |
| Wootton | 2.3 | £375K | 69 | +28% |
| Bedford | 2.3 | £325K | 801 | +51% |
| Clapham | 2.7 | £295K | 46 | +32% |
| Oakley | 3.2 | £367K | 18 | +31% |
| Wixams | 3.3 | £375K | 142 | +34% |
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 Great Denham
What is the average house price in Great Denham?
The median home in Great Denham sold for £342,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 231 standard sales (£337,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £454,995, semi-detached houses £350,000, terraced houses £345,000 and flats and maisonettes £227,000.
Are house prices going up in Great Denham?
The median was £350,000 in 2025, up 13% on 2024 (£310,000), and £337,500 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 Great Denham each year?
72 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 140 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Great Denham?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Icel Way (MK40, £420,263), King Alfred Way (MK40, £350,000) and Alwin Court (MK40, £347,500).
How much does a new build cost in Great Denham?
New homes sold for a median £370,495 over three years, against £333,250 for homes sold on. New builds were 15% of sales.
Is Great Denham expensive for Bedfordshire?
Great Denham is the 22nd 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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