Detached
£548,469
47% above the Bedford average
29.7% of sales
What is the average house price in Bedford? £373,898
The average house price in Bedford is £373,898, based on 1,970 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 1.8% (£6,675) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +1.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,970
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Bedford?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£353,646
5% below the Bedford average
31.4% of sales
Terraced
£297,082
21% below the Bedford average
25.0% of sales
Flats
£187,961
50% below the Bedford average
13.8% of sales
Are house prices in Bedford going up or down?
House prices in Bedford are rising: up 1.8% (£6,675) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 45.3% (£116,497).
Past 12 months
+1.8%
+£6,675From £367,223 to £373,898
£373,898£367,223
Past 10 years
+45.3%
+£116,497From £257,401 to £373,898
£373,898£257,401
Quick answers for Bedford
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£400,769
Highest average, reached in August 2026
How many homes sold?
1,970
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
31.4% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
33.3% of sales
How many people live in Bedford?
185,201
1,006 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 Bedford?
74,984
407 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 Bedford?
53 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 7.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.1% of the area · 74 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Bedford?
86 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +5.2% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Odell
£1,118,750
Least expensive
Wymington
£247,550
How does Bedford rank?
2nd most expensive area of Bedfordshire.
Compared with 3 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Bedford?
The highest recorded sale prices in Bedford, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
crossland fosse box end road, bedford
£2,700,000
Sold February 2016
View house details
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
- £373,898
- Central Bedfordshire
- £381,695+£7,797
Open comparison
Bedford vs Luton
- Bedford
- £373,898
- Luton
- £307,221−£66,677
Open comparison
Which areas of Bedford are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 49 areas of Bedford, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,118,750
Change over one year: +117.9%
- 2
£704,166
Change over one year: +45.4%
- 3
£683,750
Change over one year: +20.7%
- 4
£664,375
Change over one year: +21.9%
- 5
£654,900
Change over one year: +9.3%
- 6
£638,770
Change over one year: +31.7%
- 7
£637,857
Change over one year: −4.3%
- 8
£631,375
Change over one year: +12.1%
- 9
£627,166
Change over one year: +17.2%
- 10
£610,598
Change over one year: +22.9%
- 11
£607,500
Change over one year: +21.9%
- 12
£567,666
Change over one year: +17.4%
- 13
£552,785
Change over one year: −28.7%
- 14
£541,346
Change over one year: +2.1%
- 15
£527,000
Change over one year: +37.3%
- 16
£510,000
Change over one year: −36.4%
- 17
£500,793
Change over one year: −18.6%
- 18
£499,843
Change over one year: +12.3%
- 19
£482,055
Change over one year: +6.4%
- 20
£470,714
Change over one year: −35.4%
- 21
£464,166
Change over one year: +8.6%
- 22
£450,000
Change over one year: −8.1%
- 23
£442,612
Change over one year: −12.4%
- 24
£442,470
Change over one year: +6.6%
- 25
£433,358
Change over one year: +20.6%
- 26
£427,500
Change over one year: −27.8%
- 27
£427,214
Change over one year: −19.2%
- 28
£425,000
Change over one year: −20.3%
- 29
£424,579
Change over one year: +0.8%
- 30
£422,060
Change over one year: +24.8%
- 31
£419,178
Change over one year: −4.1%
- 32
£415,970
Change over one year: −12.7%
- 33
£414,662
Change over one year: +3.4%
- 34
£407,833
Change over one year: −9.1%
- 35
£398,920
Change over one year: −4.8%
- 36
£398,023
Change over one year: −3.5%
- 37
£397,701
Change over one year: +6.5%
- 38
£368,125
Change over one year: +3.9%
- 39
£365,442
Change over one year: +2.8%
- 40
£351,250
Change over one year: −4.0%
- 41
£348,077
Change over one year: +5.2%
- 42
£343,856
Change over one year: +5.0%
- 43
£340,000
Change over one year: −65.3%
- 44
£331,458
Change over one year: +7.7%
- 45
£310,000
Change over one year: −71.8%
- 46
£305,849
Change over one year: −9.4%
- 47
£303,001
Change over one year: +1.9%
- 48
£274,800
Change over one year: +1.8%
- 49
£247,550
Change over one year: −26.3%
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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. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:24 with the latest Land Registry data (September 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.
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