When did average house prices in Bedford reach their peak? August 2026

Average house prices in Bedford peaked at £400,769 in August 2026, the highest monthly average since January 1995. Across the 12 months to September 2026, the average is £373,898.

Peak average
£400,769
Latest 12-month average
£373,898
Data up to
September 2026

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this

All house prices in Bedford

What was the average house price in Bedford each year?

Average sold price in each calendar year, newest first. 2025 had the highest yearly average of the past 10 years.

Average house price in Bedford by year
YearAverage price
2026 (to September)£371,337
2025Highest£372,233
2024£357,264
2023£356,130
2022£360,411
2021£338,224
2020£313,749
2019£302,026
2018£304,393
2017£292,864

How have house prices in Bedford changed over time?

Monthly or yearly average sold price. Choose a time range to explore.

What else do people ask about Bedford?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space and crime in Bedford.

Where 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 00:24 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Bedford dataset covers 6,811 postcodes.

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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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