Market analysis
Homes in Bedford, Bedfordshire sell for an average of £435,161 — 60% above the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price is £335,000. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices rose 1.6% year on year, from £416,611 to £423,416. Since 2015, average values in Bedford have grown by 52%.
Detached houses are the most commonly sold property type in Bedford, making up 30% of transactions. Bedford spans 7 postcode areas, with 133,601 sales registered since 1995.
Liveability Score
Aggregated from 7 postcode areas
Price Trend
Property Types
Market Summary
Yearly Price History
| Year | Average | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | £385,881 | £347,000 | 1,035 | ↓ 8.9% |
| 2025 | £423,416 | £350,000 | 3,929 | ↑ 1.6% |
| 2024 | £416,611 | £345,000 | 3,882 | ↓ 2.3% |
| 2023 | £426,389 | £340,000 | 3,393 | ↓ 22.2% |
| 2022 | £548,002 | £350,000 | 4,535 | ↑ 28.0% |
| 2021 | £428,165 | £320,000 | 5,715 | ↑ 15.4% |
| 2020 | £371,014 | £305,000 | 4,253 | ↑ 6.8% |
| 2019 | £347,251 | £292,000 | 4,719 | ↓ 3.9% |
| 2018 | £361,409 | £295,000 | 4,746 | ↓ 1.5% |
| 2017 | £366,929 | £282,000 | 4,757 | ↑ 16.9% |
| 2016 | £313,793 | £259,950 | 4,896 | ↑ 12.7% |
| 2015 | £278,416 | £240,000 | 4,642 | — |
Postcode Areas in Bedford
Bedford covers 7 postcode areas. Click any one for detailed property data, schools, crime stats, and demographics.
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Streets in Bedford
The 60 busiest streets in Bedford by number of recorded sales. Each page lists every property on the street and what it last sold for.
Frequently asked questions about Bedford
About this data
Averages and medians for Bedford cover the 26,742 sales registered since 2020, so they describe the current market rather than three decades of it. The 133,601 figure is every sale since records begin in 1995, and the yearly chart uses each year's own sales. Prices are what buyers actually paid, as registered with HM Land Registry — not asking prices or estimates. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not in this dataset; see Scotland and Northern Ireland.