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The average house price in Elstow is £351,250 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 4.0%.

England / Bedfordshire / Bedford

Elstow

£351,250

Average price, last 12 months

−4.0% in a year
SEPT 2016£283kAUG 2026£351k

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What can I buy with my budget in Elstow?

With £360,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Elstow.

£360,000

Elstow

  • Flats

    £192,333

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £299,642

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £341,500

    In budget

  • Detached

    £459,250

    £99k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Elstow?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Elstow costs £1,757 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Elstow

    £1,757

    a month

    Average price
    £351,250
    Deposit
    £35,125
    Mortgage
    £316,125
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £70,250

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £459,250

Semi-detached

  • £341,500

Terraced

  • £299,642

Flats

  • £192,333

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Elstow

Mostly detached houses

35%
26%
27%

How green is Elstow?

Elstow has 3 public parks among 17 green space sites. Green space covers 3.0% of the area: about 61 m² per resident, or 8.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Elstow

    3.0%

    of the land is green space
    61 m² per resident, or 8.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    3 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Elstow?

Elstow has about 3.5 residents for every football pitch of land, or 1,279 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Elstow
3.5 people per football pitch of land · 1,279 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Elstow?

Prices in Elstow were down on a year earlier in 47 months of the 108 since September 2017. They are now down 4.0% on a year earlier.

Elstow47 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since September 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    £351,250

Change over 1 year

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    −£14,666

Change over ~10 years

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    +£71,839

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    22

Number of postcodes

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    70

Households (Census 2021)

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    1,099

Household density

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    470 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    2,990

Population density

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    1,279 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    61 m² per resident · more than 80% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    3.0%

Public parks

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    3

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    89 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    +4.7%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    21 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    APR 2024 · £680,000

Most common price band

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    £300k – £400k · 37.1%

Detached average

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    £459,250

Semi-detached average

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    £341,500

Terraced average

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    £299,642

Flats average

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    £192,333

Detached share of sales

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    35.5%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    25.8%

Terraced share of sales

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    27.4%

Flats share of sales

  • Elstow

    England / Bedfordshire / Bedford / Elstow

    11.3%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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