How house prices are moving across Central Bedfordshire, 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 Central Bedfordshire, the median sold price over the 12 months to July 2026 was £355,000 — it fell 3.5% on the year before. That reflects 4,186 recorded sales. Detached homes are the priciest at a median of £520,000, while flat/maisonette homes are the most affordable at £187,750. Over the past year, other homes moved the most (-7.3%). Within Central Bedfordshire, the MK17 district saw the strongest recent growth (+11%) and MK44 the softest (-11%).
New-build homes were 0.3% 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 | £370,000 | -0.8% | 1,344 |
| Terraced | £306,000 | +0.3% | 1,169 |
| Detached | £520,000 | -1% | 1,064 |
| Flat/Maisonette | £187,750 | -3.7% | 500 |
| Other | £350,000 | -7.3% | 109 |
Change compares the median for the last 12 months with the 12 months before.
| District | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU1 | +9.8% | +0% | +2.4% | +1.8% | -2.4% | £432,500 |
| LU5 | +12.7% | -3% | +7.7% | -2.9% | -6.6% | £317,500 |
| LU6 | +7.3% | -2.3% | +3.1% | +9% | -8.2% | £335,000 |
| LU7 | +7.9% | +0.9% | -1.4% | +0% | +1.4% | £355,000 |
| MK17 | +8.3% | -14.4% | +38.8% | -22.7% | +11% | £530,000 |
| MK43 | +15.2% | +0% | -5.9% | -3.5% | +7.1% | £369,500 |
| MK44 | +3% | -17.3% | +4.7% | +11.1% | -10.6% | £424,500 |
| MK45 | +12.2% | -8% | +1% | +1% | -0.6% | £387,500 |
| SG5 | +4.4% | +1.8% | +2.4% | +1.1% | -5.1% | £417,500 |
| SG15 | +0.9% | +5.2% | -3.2% | +3.3% | +8.8% | £359,000 |
| SG16 | +11.6% | -3% | -6.3% | -4.1% | -1.4% | £350,000 |
| SG17 | +6.7% | +4.8% | -11.9% | +0.6% | +5.1% | £410,000 |
| SG18 | +10.1% | -3.2% | +3.3% | -7.3% | +5% | £365,000 |
| SG19 | +1.5% | -1.5% | -3.1% | +2.9% | +4.9% | £340,000 |
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 0.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arlesey | +8.6% | £359,000 |
| Shefford | +5.1% | £410,000 |
| Biggleswade | +5% | £365,000 |
| Sandy | +4.9% | £340,000 |
| Leighton Buzzard | +1.4% | £355,000 |
| Bedford | +0% | £380,000 |
| Henlow | -1.4% | £350,000 |
| Hitchin | -4.5% | £420,000 |
| Luton | -6.3% | £387,500 |
| Dunstable | -7.1% | £325,000 |
Median sold price over the last 12 months and its change on the year before. Tap a town for its full breakdown.
Councils across Central Bedfordshire received 1,515 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.