Detached
£475,890
30% above the Houghton Conquest average
46.1% of sales
What is the average house price in Houghton Conquest? £365,947
The average house price in Houghton Conquest is £365,947, based on 61 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 12.0% (£49,999) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −12.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 61
- 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 Houghton Conquest?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£327,522
11% below the Houghton Conquest average
39.9% of sales
Terraced
£214,829
41% below the Houghton Conquest average
14.0% of sales
Are house prices in Houghton Conquest going up or down?
House prices in Houghton Conquest are falling: down 12.0% (£49,999) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 3.5% (£12,301).
Past 12 months
−12.0%
−£49,999From £415,946 to £365,947
£425,360£365,947
Past 10 years
+3.5%
+£12,301From £353,646 to £365,947
£432,338£330,826
Quick answers for Houghton Conquest
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£716,500
Highest average, reached in April 2023
How many homes sold?
61
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
46.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
39.9% of sales
How many people live in Houghton Conquest?
3,048
568 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Houghton Conquest?
1,234
230 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Houghton Conquest?
41 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.9% of the area · 3 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 Houghton Conquest?
61 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +24.2% 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 Houghton Conquest rank?
66th most expensive area of Central Bedfordshire.
Compared with 79 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Houghton Conquest?
The highest recorded sale prices in Houghton Conquest, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
11 wooding close, central bedfordshire
£1,030,000
Sold September 2022
View house details
How do house prices in Houghton Conquest compare with nearby areas?
Houghton Conquest compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Central Bedfordshire.
Houghton Conquest vs Ampthill
- Houghton Conquest
- £365,947
- Ampthill
- £448,695+£82,748
Open comparison
Houghton Conquest vs Maulden
- Houghton Conquest
- £365,947
- Maulden
- £534,959+£169,012
Open comparison
Houghton Conquest vs Haynes
- Houghton Conquest
- £365,947
- Haynes
- £428,444+£62,497
Open comparison
Houghton Conquest vs Millbrook
- Houghton Conquest
- £365,947
- Millbrook
- £596,625+£230,678
Open comparison
Houghton Conquest vs Marston Moretaine
- Houghton Conquest
- £365,947
- Marston Moretaine
- £357,044−£8,903
Open comparison
Houghton Conquest vs Clophill
- Houghton Conquest
- £365,947
- Clophill
- £575,880+£209,933
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 Houghton Conquest dataset covers 91 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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