Detached
£494,363
59% above the Dunstable average
10.2% of sales
What is the average house price in Dunstable? £310,762
The average house price in Dunstable is £310,762, based on 478 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 4.2% (£13,603) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −4.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 478
- 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 Dunstable?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£368,639
19% above the Dunstable average
38.9% of sales
Terraced
£307,017
1% below the Dunstable average
28.4% of sales
Flats
£160,925
48% below the Dunstable average
22.5% of sales
Are house prices in Dunstable going up or down?
House prices in Dunstable are falling: down 4.2% (£13,603) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 36.4% (£82,939).
Past 12 months
−4.2%
−£13,603From £324,365 to £310,762
£324,692£310,695
Past 10 years
+36.4%
+£82,939From £227,823 to £310,762
£324,365£227,823
Quick answers for Dunstable
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£351,011
Highest average, reached in February 2025
How many homes sold?
478
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
38.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
36.9% of sales
How many people live in Dunstable?
40,664
11,350 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 Dunstable?
16,678
4,655 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 Dunstable?
22 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
9.6% of the area · 6 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 Dunstable?
67 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −6.2% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is 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.
How does Dunstable rank?
76th most expensive area of Central Bedfordshire.
Compared with 79 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Dunstable?
The highest recorded sale prices in Dunstable, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
bedfordshire police eastern avenue industrial estate, central bedfordshire
£2,750,000
Sold November 2020
View house details
How do house prices in Dunstable compare with nearby areas?
Dunstable compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Central Bedfordshire.
Dunstable vs Houghton Regis
- Dunstable
- £310,762
- Houghton Regis
- £308,805−£1,957
Open comparison
Dunstable vs Kensworth
- Dunstable
- £310,762
- Kensworth
- £500,476+£189,714
Open comparison
Dunstable vs Totternhoe
- Dunstable
- £310,762
- Totternhoe
- £544,583+£233,821
Open comparison
Dunstable vs Caddington
- Dunstable
- £310,762
- Caddington
- £457,000+£146,238
Open comparison
Dunstable vs Whipsnade
- Dunstable
- £310,762
- Whipsnade
- £876,500+£565,738
Open comparison
Dunstable vs Eaton Bray
- Dunstable
- £310,762
- Eaton Bray
- £555,197+£244,435
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
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 00:29 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Dunstable dataset covers 1,439 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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