Bedfordshire property prices

The average property price in Bedfordshire county is £351k, the median price is £320k. The average price declined by £-15.8k (-4%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £346k. The price of a newly built property is £471k. There were 5.8k property sales and sales dropped by 39.1% (-4.1k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £300k-£400k price range with 1729 (29.9%) properties sold, followed by £250k-£300k price range with 1040 (18.0%) properties sold.

August 2023 - July 2024Bedfordshire countyEngland & Wales
Average price£351k£349k
Median price£320k£270k

Bedfordshire property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between August 2023 - July 2024.

Bedfordshire property sales share by price range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
£50k-£100k2.0%114
£100k-£150k4.5%260
£150k-£200k8.0%461
£200k-£250k10.7%616
£250k-£300k18.0%1.0k
£300k-£400k29.9%1.7k
£400k-£500k14.0%808
£500k-£750k10.1%583
£750k-£1M2.0%118
over £1M0.9%51

Bedfordshire house prices map

This price map shows the average property price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'LU1 2' with the average price of £158k. The most expensive place is 'LU6 2', £584k.

Bedfordshire house prices map

Bedfordshire house prices compared to other counties

Comparison of the average property price and an average price percentage change by county. Price % change compares the average property price between August 2023 - July 2024 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in county.

Bedfordshire house prices compared to other countiesAverage price percentage change
Average property price

Bedfordshire house price rank

With the average price of £351k, Bedfordshire is the 19. most pricey county out of 55 England and Wales' counties.

Bedfordshire house price rank
Price ranking
RankcountyAverage price
1.Greater London£698k
2.Surrey£619k
3.Hertfordshire£529k
4.Buckinghamshire£482k
5.Berkshire£476k
6.Oxfordshire£467k
7.West Sussex£440k
8.Rutland£429k
9.East Sussex£421k
10.Dorset£397k
...
19.Bedfordshire£351k
...
45.Clwyd£220k
46.Cumbria£216k
47.Lincolnshire£216k
48.Merseyside£203k
49.South Yorkshire£199k
50.East Riding of Yorkshire£198k
51.West Glamorgan£193k
52.Lancashire£192k
53.Tyne and Wear£191k
54.Mid Glamorgan£175k
55.Durham£148k

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Bedfordshire real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

Bedfordshire real house prices

Real average price - nominal price adjusted for inflation
YearBedfordshire countyEngland & Wales
2024£342k£342k
2023£394k£389k
2022£445k£440k
2021£434k£434k
2020£418k£412k
2019£406k£394k
2018£415k£403k
2017£416k£412k
2016£391k£406k
2015£359k£394k
2014£337k£387k
2013£325k£380k
2012£326k£379k
2011£338k£389k
2010£362k£413k
2009£329k£371k
2008£359k£393k
2007£378k£415k
2006£369k£397k
2005£356k£379k
2004£350k£368k
2003£328k£331k
2002£282k£298k
2001£244k£262k
2000£221k£243k
1999£192k£221k
1998£178k£203k
1997£168k£192k
1996£157k£180k
1995£162k£177k

Bedfordshire house prices

Yearly average nominal prices compared to England & Wales' house prices

Bedfordshire house prices

Nominal average price
YearBedfordshire countyEngland & Wales
2024£342k£342k
2023£358k£353k
2022£364k£361k
2021£342k£342k
2020£324k£320k
2019£305k£296k
2018£303k£294k
2017£293k£290k
2016£270k£280k
2015£246k£270k
2014£224k£258k
2013£211k£247k
2012£205k£238k
2011£203k£233k
2010£207k£236k
2009£189k£213k
2008£198k£217k
2007£200k£219k
2006£189k£204k
2005£178k£189k
2004£170k£179k
2003£155k£156k
2002£131k£138k
2001£111k£119k
2000£97.6k£108k
1999£83.6k£96.0k
1998£74.8k£85.4k
1997£68.7k£78.5k
1996£62.5k£71.5k
1995£62.1k£67.9k

Bedfordshire house prices per square metre

Yearly average nominal price per square metre compared to England & Wales' house prices

Bedfordshire house prices per square metre

Nominal average price per m2
YearBedfordshire countyEngland & Wales
2024£3.7k£3.5k
2023£3.8k£3.6k
2022£3.8k£3.7k
2021£3.4k£3.4k
2020£3.2k£3.2k
2019£3.2k£3.0k
2018£3.2k£3.0k
2017£3.1k£3.0k
2016£2.9k£2.9k
2015£2.6k£2.7k
2014£2.4k£2.6k
2013£2.2k£2.5k
2012£2.1k£2.4k
2011£2.1k£2.3k
2010£2.1k£2.3k
2009£2.0k£2.1k
2008£2.1k£2.2k
2007£2.2k£2.3k
2006£2.0k£2.1k
2005£1.9k£2.0k
2004£1.9k£1.8k
2003£1.7k£1.6k
2002£1.4k£1.4k
2001£1.2k£1.2k
2000£1.1k£1.1k
1999£904£968
1998£803£862
1997£724£790
1996£655£709
1995£641£681

Bedfordshire house prices and nearby counties

Yearly average nominal prices

Bedfordshire house prices and nearby counties

Bedfordshire house prices by property type

Yearly average nominal prices

Bedfordshire house prices by property type

Property typeCurrent average price
Detached£531k
Flat£175k
Semi-Detached£350k
Terraced£285k

Bedfordshire house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 8.6 in Central Bedfordshire and 9.6 in Luton. Ie. Central Bedfordshire resident with middle-income needs 8.6 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Luton needs 9.6 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 8.16 in 2022.
Bedfordshire house price to earnings ratio history
Local authorityMedian house price to median salary ratio in 2022
England and Wales8.16
Central Bedfordshire8.6
Bedford9.3
Luton9.6

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