Local authority · data to August 2026
House prices in Bedford
Homes in Bedford sold for an average £330,462, up 1.1% on a year ago. That is more than in 66% of UK councils. Over the last six months prices moved at +3.5% a year, faster than the +2.4% a year of the past two years.
- Average sale price
- £330,462
- Change in a year
- +1.1%
- −2.3% after inflation
- Pricier than
- 66%
- of UK councils
Bedford: +14.7% in 5 years
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Bedford
- East of England
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Month | Bedford | East of England | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £341,905 (£324,661–£359,150) | £339,240 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £340,952 (£324,682–£357,221) | £339,124 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £339,998 (£324,718–£355,278) | £339,008 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £339,044 (£324,773–£353,315) | £338,892 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £338,091 (£324,851–£351,331) | £338,776 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £337,137 (£324,957–£349,318) | £338,660 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £336,184 (£325,099–£347,268) | £338,544 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £335,230 (£325,290–£345,170) | £338,428 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £334,276 (£325,549–£343,004) | £338,312 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £333,323 (£325,908–£340,737) | £338,196 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £332,369 (£326,435–£338,303) | £338,080 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £331,416 (£327,306–£335,525) | £337,964 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £330,462 | £337,848 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £330,736 | £337,008 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £330,132 | £335,623 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £333,268 | £338,870 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £330,048 | £337,236 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £327,603 | £335,209 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £324,806 | £337,474 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £320,292 | £335,768 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £326,082 | £334,758 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £326,369 | £335,784 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £329,178 | £336,725 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £327,296 | £336,148 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £326,866 | £337,127 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £321,327 | £335,978 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £315,981 | £335,091 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £311,863 | £330,647 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £315,457 | £323,863 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £312,633 | £336,733 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £314,900 | £331,922 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £312,533 | £332,546 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £314,676 | £332,966 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £313,548 | £332,235 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £314,148 | £333,824 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £316,776 | £333,803 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £315,417 | £332,456 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £311,579 | £330,577 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £304,154 | £325,834 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £303,818 | £326,196 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £306,563 | £325,736 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £313,562 | £322,950 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £310,138 | £324,976 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £309,118 | £328,802 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £310,405 | £326,075 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £313,947 | £329,462 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £315,357 | £331,860 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £315,485 | £334,941 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £314,900 | £335,770 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £312,228 | £336,474 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £308,987 | £332,033 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £311,897 | £330,394 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £313,536 | £331,572 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £316,379 | £335,589 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £312,343 | £340,888 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £314,176 | £340,655 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £316,560 | £342,442 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £320,717 | £345,454 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £320,375 | £344,144 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £317,328 | £344,762 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £313,442 | £344,145 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £306,184 | £340,723 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £302,298 | £335,070 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £302,705 | £332,450 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £304,502 | £328,825 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £300,396 | £325,283 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £297,582 | £326,141 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £293,899 | £322,537 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £291,546 | £319,855 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £288,577 | £319,183 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £290,732 | £312,253 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £287,992 | £316,815 | £245,371 |
Reports for Bedford
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £324,661 and £359,150 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £341,905
- Chance of a rise
- 80%
At the average sale price, a home costs £330,462. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,525 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 22%
- Payment, one income
- 44%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £1,177
- Owning per month
- £1,556
27.8% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 670
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.4
Figures for United Kingdom: Bedford has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 1995. The deepest began in November 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −22.2%
- Recovery from the low
- 63 months
In 2025 the population grew by 1,505 while 840 homes were finished: 1.8 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.8
- Population change, 2025
- +1,505
4.1% of the 78,219 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 4.1%
- Empty homes
- 3,210
In 2025, 5% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 5%
Other councils in East of England
Average price
- £400,000 and over
- £300,000 to £400,000
- £250,000 to £300,000
- £200,000 to £250,000
- £150,000 to £200,000
- Under £150,000
- No published price
| Local authority | Average price | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| St Albans | £655,974 | +3.2% |
| Three Rivers | £590,232 | +0.9% |
| Hertsmere | £553,008 | +1.5% |
| Epping Forest | £530,653 | −0.3% |
| Brentwood | £522,672 | +0.3% |
| Cambridge | £470,360 | −2.2% |
| Uttlesford | £468,166 | +0.1% |
| East Hertfordshire | £455,973 | +1.9% |
| Dacorum | £450,935 | +0.1% |
| Welwyn Hatfield | £446,043 | +0.7% |
| South Cambridgeshire | £441,410 | +0.2% |
| North Hertfordshire | £422,835 | +3.1% |
| Broxbourne | £414,692 | +2.3% |
| Watford | £408,659 | −0.4% |
| Rochford | £405,340 | +0.5% |
| Maldon | £393,909 | +1.3% |
| Chelmsford | £376,682 | −2.4% |
| Basildon | £366,218 | +0.4% |
| Castle Point | £357,241 | −4.0% |
| Central Bedfordshire | £355,263 | +0.1% |
| East Cambridgeshire | £340,059 | +2.0% |
| Babergh | £331,207 | +0.9% |
| Bedford | £330,462 | +1.1% |
| Braintree | £330,089 | +1.6% |
| Southend-on-Sea | £326,132 | 0.0% |
| Thurrock | £319,969 | −1.4% |
| Mid Suffolk | £317,979 | +5.3% |
| Harlow | £317,453 | +4.3% |
| Broadland | £313,806 | +2.8% |
| Stevenage | £309,123 | −2.1% |
| South Norfolk | £307,735 | −0.2% |
| Huntingdonshire | £306,954 | +1.1% |
| West Suffolk | £295,860 | −0.5% |
| Colchester | £294,210 | −1.4% |
| North Norfolk | £286,315 | −4.4% |
| Luton | £285,800 | +0.1% |
| East Suffolk | £277,949 | −2.3% |
| Breckland | £266,835 | −0.3% |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | £266,248 | +2.6% |
| Tendring | £260,636 | −1.2% |
| Peterborough | £231,634 | −1.3% |
| Norwich | £227,535 | −2.0% |
| Ipswich | £226,175 | +2.4% |
| Fenland | £224,770 | +2.9% |
| Great Yarmouth | £204,630 | −1.6% |