Detached
£556,789
46% above the Central Bedfordshire average
26.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Central Bedfordshire? £381,695
The average house price in Central Bedfordshire is £381,695, based on 3,867 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 2.3% (£8,844) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −2.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 3,867
- 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 Central Bedfordshire?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£375,270
2% below the Central Bedfordshire average
33.0% of sales
Terraced
£313,131
18% below the Central Bedfordshire average
28.9% of sales
Flats
£187,256
51% below the Central Bedfordshire average
11.6% of sales
Are house prices in Central Bedfordshire going up or down?
House prices in Central Bedfordshire are falling: down 2.3% (£8,844) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 32.2% (£92,992).
Past 12 months
−2.3%
−£8,844From £390,539 to £381,695
£390,539£381,695
Past 10 years
+32.2%
+£92,992From £288,703 to £381,695
£394,961£288,703
Quick answers for Central Bedfordshire
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£410,523
Highest average, reached in November 2022
How many homes sold?
3,867
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
33.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
33.4% of sales
How many people live in Central Bedfordshire?
294,198
1,064 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 Central Bedfordshire?
120,742
437 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 Central Bedfordshire?
47 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.9% of the area · 96 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 Central Bedfordshire?
53 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · 0.0% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, 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
Old Warden
£1,070,000
Least expensive
Brogborough
£291,133
How does Central Bedfordshire rank?
1st most expensive area of Bedfordshire.
Compared with 3 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Central Bedfordshire?
The highest recorded sale prices in Central Bedfordshire, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
aldermans lodge heath lane, central bedfordshire
£3,600,000
Sold October 2024
View house details
#3
bedfordshire police eastern avenue industrial estate, central bedfordshire
£2,750,000
Sold November 2020
View details
How do house prices in Central Bedfordshire compare with nearby areas?
Central Bedfordshire compared with the 2 nearest other areas in Bedfordshire.
Central Bedfordshire vs Luton
- Central Bedfordshire
- £381,695
- Luton
- £307,221−£74,474
Open comparison
Central Bedfordshire vs Bedford
- Central Bedfordshire
- £381,695
- Bedford
- £373,898−£7,797
Open comparison
Which areas of Central Bedfordshire are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 79 areas of Central Bedfordshire, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,070,000
Change over one year: −2.7%
- 2
£876,500
Change over one year: −11.9%
- 3
£825,000
Change over one year: +65.0%
- 4
£814,761
Change over one year: −4.4%
- 5
£769,583
Change over one year: +123.1%
- 6
£744,033
Change over one year: −25.7%
- 7
£678,750
Change over one year: −17.5%
- 8
£650,000
Change over one year: +18.2%
- 9
£624,750
Change over one year: +27.4%
- 10
£617,500
Change over one year: −9.2%
- 11
£612,437
Change over one year: −39.8%
- 12
£599,609
Change over one year: +10.4%
- 13
£596,633
Change over one year: +24.1%
- 14
£596,625
Change over one year: −23.2%
- 15
£591,807
Change over one year: +27.7%
- 16
£579,800
Change over one year: +4.9%
- 17
£576,000
Change over one year: −5.2%
- 18
£575,880
Change over one year: +3.6%
- 19
£555,197
Change over one year: +17.0%
- 20
£544,583
Change over one year: +7.1%
- 21
£535,000
Change over one year: −26.0%
- 22
£534,959
Change over one year: −3.3%
- 23
£526,666
Change over one year: +10.9%
- 24
£507,461
Change over one year: +11.8%
- 25
£500,476
Change over one year: −5.1%
- 26
£492,572
Change over one year: −11.8%
- 27
£488,500
Change over one year: −10.2%
- 28
£487,500
Change over one year: −31.3%
- 29
£484,000
Change over one year: +2.8%
- 30
£479,288
Change over one year: +8.2%
- 31
£471,783
Change over one year: −3.7%
- 32
£467,777
Change over one year: +73.4%
- 33
£465,513
Change over one year: −2.0%
- 34
£460,000
Change over one year: −25.2%
- 35
£457,000
Change over one year: −7.0%
- 36
£451,045
Change over one year: −5.7%
- 37
£449,736
Change over one year: +1.7%
- 38
£448,695
Change over one year: −2.9%
- 39
£447,718
Change over one year: −6.4%
- 40
£444,583
Change over one year: −8.0%
- 41
£440,152
Change over one year: +23.6%
- 42
£440,000
Change over one year: −25.5%
- 43
£434,044
Change over one year: −4.4%
- 44
£429,182
Change over one year: −0.1%
- 45
£428,444
Change over one year: −23.2%
- 46
£428,441
Change over one year: −1.9%
- 47
£426,978
Change over one year: +7.9%
- 48
£426,000
Change over one year: +10.3%
- 49
£425,000
Change over one year: −77.0%
- 50
£424,057
Change over one year: −5.8%
- 51
£422,000
Change over one year: +16.0%
- 52
£415,666
Change over one year: −1.3%
- 53
£415,339
Change over one year: −2.6%
- 54
£414,250
Change over one year: +9.6%
- 55
£413,685
Change over one year: +3.8%
- 56
£411,256
Change over one year: −9.1%
- 57
£402,150
Change over one year: −34.8%
- 58
£399,500
Change over one year: +16.2%
- 59
£399,375
Change over one year: −14.8%
- 60
£395,000
Change over one year: −61.1%
- 61
£378,981
Change over one year: +10.0%
- 62
£375,052
Change over one year: −12.8%
- 63
£373,935
Change over one year: −3.7%
- 64
£368,167
Change over one year: −1.8%
- 65
£367,500
Change over one year: +31.3%
- 66
£365,947
Change over one year: −12.0%
- 67
£365,407
Change over one year: −2.4%
- 68
£359,720
Change over one year: +0.1%
- 69
£357,044
Change over one year: +1.4%
- 70
£355,661
Change over one year: −3.2%
- 71
£355,610
Change over one year: −1.8%
- 72
£355,000
Change over one year: +18.3%
- 73
£346,733
Change over one year: −0.7%
- 74
£319,384
Change over one year: +0.5%
- 75
£319,025
Change over one year: −11.4%
- 76
£310,762
Change over one year: −4.2%
- 77
£308,805
Change over one year: −1.4%
- 78
£307,500
Change over one year: −72.0%
- 79
£291,133
Change over one year: +4.6%
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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 Central Bedfordshire dataset covers 9,885 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.