Photo: G1MFG at English Wikipedia · Public domainThe median home in Shortstown sells for £325,000
That is the middle of 225 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 7.7 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.
A third of Shortstown’s sales are semi-detached houses
225 homes sold in three years: 62 detached houses, 68 semi-detached houses, 55 terraced houses and 40 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for twice what a flat does.
median sale · 62 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £365K–£440K
- Last 12 months
- £405K13 sold
- New build
- £453K
median sale · 68 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £310K–£363K
- Last 12 months
- £328K13 sold
- New build
- £359K
median sale · 55 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £250K–£315K
- Last 12 months
- £282K15 sold
median sale · 40 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £168K–£203K
- Last 12 months
- £195K15 sold
- New build
- £200K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 30% 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 Shortstown’s homes sold for between £248K and £367K
One sale in ten was under £188K and one in ten over £425K. 25% sold for under £250K.
The median, £325,000, sits in the £300–400K band
225 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 7.7 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £38,500 in 1995 to £297,500 in the last 12 months (£274,997 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
56 sales in the last 12 months, against 204 in 2021, the busiest year, and 22 in 2009. Sales fell by 62% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 84% more sales than 2020.
Shortstown costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Shortstown, 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 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | — | £108K | £217K | £218K | £259K | £407K | £405K |
| Semi-detached houses | £45K | £65K | £145K | £122K | £230K | £290K | £328K |
| Terraced houses | £38K | £53K | £128K | £130K | £194K | £230K | £282K |
| Flats and maisonettes | — | — | — | — | £149K | £167K | £195K |
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.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
1,170 new homes have been sold in Shortstown since 1995; the share peaked at 74% in 2012.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £361,625
against £315,000 for a home sold on, 15% 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.
18% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.1% sold leasehold in Shortstown. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Blakes Boulevard is Shortstown’s busiest street, with 19 sales in three years
16 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 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 | Blakes Boulevard | MK42 | 19 | £370,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Sunderland Place | MK42 | 12 | £352,500 | Mixed |
| 3 | Beauvais Avenue | MK42 | 10 | £185,000 | Mostly flats |
| 4 | Conder Boulevard | MK42 | 9 | £340,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Victor Close | MK42 | 9 | £266,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Newton Street | MK42 | 9 | £208,000 | Mostly flats |
| 7 | Chamberlain Way | MK42 | 8 | £365,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Colemore Grange | MK42 | 7 | £345,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | Shorts Avenue | MK42 | 7 | £335,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Hunter Close | MK42 | 7 | £320,000 | Mixed |
| 11 | Rochester Way | MK42 | 7 | £192,500 | Mostly flats |
| 12 | Burns Road | MK42 | 6 | £201,250 | Mostly flats · new builds |
| 13 | Norcott Mead | MK42 | 5 | £362,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Evans Croft | MK42 | 5 | £325,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | South Drive | MK42 | 5 | £290,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Blakes Boulevard: £370,000
Beauvais Avenue: £185,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is twice 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.
Shortstown is the 27th most expensive of 33 towns in Bedfordshire
Shortstown is one of Bedfordshire’s cheapest 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.
Shortstown’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Kempston.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortstown | — | £325K | 56 | +23% |
| Bedford | 2.2 | £325K | 801 | +51% |
| Wilstead | 2.3 | £430K | 22 | +8% |
| Wixams | 2.4 | £375K | 142 | +34% |
| Kempston | 2.8 | £290K | 179 | +32% |
| Great Denham | 3.5 | £342K | 72 | +22% |
| Houghton Conquest | 3.8 | £380K | 23 | +13% |
| Wootton | 4.2 | £375K | 69 | +28% |
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 Shortstown
What is the average house price in Shortstown?
The median home in Shortstown sold for £325,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 225 standard sales (£297,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £407,500, semi-detached houses £335,750, terraced houses £280,000 and flats and maisonettes £190,000.
Are house prices going up in Shortstown?
The median was £314,000 in 2025, down 3% on 2024 (£325,000), and £297,500 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 Shortstown each year?
56 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 131 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Shortstown?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Blakes Boulevard (MK42, £370,000), Chamberlain Way (MK42, £365,000) and Norcott Mead (MK42, £362,000).
How much does a new build cost in Shortstown?
New homes sold for a median £361,625 over three years, against £315,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 12% of sales.
Is Shortstown expensive for Bedfordshire?
Shortstown is the 26th 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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