How house prices are moving across Bedford, from all UK property sales, median-based.
Medians over the most recent 12 months of all UK property sales (to July 2026). Median is used, not mean — it isn't skewed by the odd very-high sale.
Across Bedford, the median sold price over the 12 months to July 2026 was £340,000 — it fell 1.1% on the year before. That reflects 2,171 recorded sales. Other homes are the priciest at a median of £500,000, while flat/maisonette homes are the most affordable at £177,500. Over the past year, other homes moved the most (+4.7%). Within Bedford, the MK41 district saw the strongest recent growth (+1%) and MK44 the softest (-10%).
New-build homes were 0.7% of recent sales, a share that is falling.
These figures track the median of prices actually paid, not a like-for-like index. A move can reflect a change in what sold — more new homes, or a different mix of house types and sizes — as much as any change in what a given home is worth.
| Type | Median | 12-month change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £340,000 | +2.6% | 671 |
| Detached | £480,000 | -3% | 625 |
| Terraced | £290,000 | +1.8% | 523 |
| Flat/Maisonette | £177,500 | -1.4% | 285 |
| Other | £500,000 | +4.7% | 67 |
Change compares the median for the last 12 months with the 12 months before.
| District | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK40 | +7.1% | -1.3% | +13.3% | +2.8% | -6.4% | £323,000 |
| MK41 | +8.8% | -2% | +1.6% | +2.2% | +0.9% | £335,128 |
| MK42 | +13.2% | -1.7% | +2.5% | +4.1% | -1.6% | £310,000 |
| MK43 | +8.7% | -4% | -3.6% | +7.4% | +0.6% | £400,000 |
| MK44 | +2.7% | -4.9% | +3% | +8.5% | -10% | £415,000 |
| MK45 | +11.9% | +11.4% | -8.4% | +7.2% | -2.4% | £400,000 |
Year-on-year change in the median sold price; green = up, red = down. Final column is the latest-year median. Tap a postcode district for its own sold prices.
New-build homes were 0.7% of sales in the latest year, and the share is ▼ falling over the period — a marker of how much new housing is being built here (not a price forecast). See the new-build chart above.
How these figures are calculated. Year-on-year change compares the median sold price over the most recent 12 months of data with the 12 months before it. We use the median, not the average, so a few unusually high or low sales don't distort it. Because HM Land Registry data lags — sales take time to be registered — the most recent month or two are provisional and tend to revise upward. Figures track the mix of what actually sold, so they are not a like-for-like index. The same method is used across this site, so an area's figure here matches its ranking in investment trends.
| Town | 12-mo change | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford | -2.9% | £335,000 |
Median sold price over the last 12 months and its change on the year before. Tap a town for its full breakdown.
Councils across Bedford received 1,004 planning applications in the year to 2026 Q1, -9% on the year before — a marker of how much development is in the pipeline, not a price forecast.
Source: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1), Open Government Licence.
Source: sold prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (updated monthly; the most recent 1–2 months are provisional). Median-based; figures track the mix of what sold, not a like-for-like index.