When did prices peak?
£397,242
OCT 2025
Price history
What is the average house price in Bedford?
£370,225
Average price per property type
Detached
£548,745
Semi-Detached
£353,962
Terraced
£294,243
Flats
£187,191
Are prices going up or down?
Short term 📈
Prices increased by £2,533 (0.69%) over the past year
AUG 2025JUL 2026
Long term 📈
Prices increased by £116,179 (45.73%) over the past 10 years
JUL 2016JUL 2026
Quick answers for Bedford
6 key facts at a glance.
How many homes sold?
1,978
Last 12 months · -27.8% year on year
Sales trendsWhat sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
31.6% of recent sales
Property typesWhat is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
48.5% of sales
Price rangesWhich areas cost the most and least?
Highest
Odell
£979,000
Lowest
Wymington
£247,550
How does Bedford rank?
2nd most expensive area of Bedfordshire.
Compared with 3 areas
View Bedfordshire pricesMost expensive houses in Bedford
The five highest recorded property sales in Bedford.
#1
crossland fosse box end road, bedford
#2
the warren bury end, bedford
#3
oakley house the drive, bedfordshire
#4
3 main road, bedford
#5
odell manor high street, bedford
How do house prices in Bedford compare with nearby areas?
Bedford compared with the 2 nearest other areas in Bedfordshire.
Bedford vs Central Bedfordshire
- Bedford
- £370,225
- Central Bedfordshire
- £381,225+£11,000
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Bedford vs Luton
- Bedford
- £370,225
- Luton
- £304,199−£66,026
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Areas in Bedford
Open a child area for its sold-price average. These links are the crawlable location hierarchy.
Data sources
Location boundary data sourced from OpenStreetMap and price information is from HM Land Registry
Last updated at 15 September 2026 at 09:22 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Bedford dataset covers 6,811 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.