Detached
£543,244
51% above the Bedfordshire average
24.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Bedfordshire? £360,399
The average house price in Bedfordshire is £360,399, based on 7,659 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 1.6% (£5,761) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.6%
- Sold in 12 months
- 7,659
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Bedfordshire?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£359,145
About the Bedfordshire average
34.6% of sales
Terraced
£298,710
17% below the Bedfordshire average
27.9% of sales
Flats
£185,874
48% below the Bedfordshire average
13.3% of sales
Are house prices in Bedfordshire going up or down?
House prices in Bedfordshire are falling: down 1.6% (£5,761) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 38.0% (£99,329).
Past 12 months
−1.6%
−£5,761From £366,160 to £360,399
£366,160£360,399
Past 10 years
+38.0%
+£99,329From £261,070 to £360,399
£366,228£261,070
Quick answers for Bedfordshire
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£387,430
Highest average, reached in December 2022
How many homes sold?
7,659
In the last 12 months-26.0% year on year
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
34.6% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
50.9% of sales
How many people live in Bedfordshire?
704,731
1,477 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Bedfordshire?
274,661
576 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Bedfordshire?
41 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.3% of the area · 218 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Central Bedfordshire
£380,501
Least expensive
Luton
£304,504
How does Bedfordshire rank?
22nd most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Bedfordshire?
The highest recorded sale prices in Bedfordshire, from HM Land Registry.
#4
bedfordshire police eastern avenue industrial estate, central bedfordshire
£2,750,000
Sold November 2020
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How do house prices in Bedfordshire compare with nearby areas?
Bedfordshire compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Bedfordshire vs City of Milton Keynes
- Bedfordshire
- £360,399
- City of Milton Keynes
- £353,623−£6,776
Open comparison
Bedfordshire vs Hertfordshire
- Bedfordshire
- £360,399
- Hertfordshire
- £530,812+£170,413
Open comparison
Bedfordshire vs Northamptonshire
- Bedfordshire
- £360,399
- Northamptonshire
- £303,775−£56,624
Open comparison
Bedfordshire vs Buckinghamshire
- Bedfordshire
- £360,399
- Buckinghamshire
- £546,825+£186,426
Open comparison
Bedfordshire vs Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Bedfordshire
- £360,399
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- £364,694+£4,295
Open comparison
Bedfordshire vs Rutland
- Bedfordshire
- £360,399
- Rutland
- £395,459+£35,060
Open comparison
Which areas of Bedfordshire are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 3 areas of Bedfordshire, most expensive first.
- 1
£380,501
Change over one year: −2.5%
- 2
£372,643
Change over one year: +1.5%
- 3
£304,504
Change over one year: −1.2%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 01:01 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bedfordshire dataset covers 21,902 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.