House prices in Bedford
Median value — June 2026
£361,625
Modelled from 36,842 properties Stede tracks in Bedford
Market snapshot
£361,625
Median value
£448,416
Average value
1,775
Sales in the last 12 months
+4%
Change over the past year
Value over time
- Modelled value
Modelled month by month from the UK House Price Index, averaged across every property type Stede tracks here.
View as a table
| Year | Modelled value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | £96,332 |
| 2001 | £112,057 |
| 2002 | £138,137 |
| 2003 | £157,061 |
| 2004 | £173,863 |
| 2005 | £181,507 |
| 2006 | £192,081 |
| 2007 | £208,825 |
| 2008 | £176,908 |
| 2009 | £181,539 |
| 2010 | £186,130 |
| 2011 | £185,613 |
| 2012 | £191,949 |
| 2013 | £201,434 |
| 2014 | £219,164 |
| 2015 | £243,079 |
| 2016 | £274,929 |
| 2017 | £287,003 |
| 2018 | £295,183 |
| 2019 | £293,068 |
| 2020 | £294,058 |
| 2021 | £319,650 |
| 2022 | £347,075 |
| 2023 | £340,327 |
| 2024 | £345,010 |
| 2025 | £360,813 |
| 2026 | £361,625 |
Property types
- Detached house31%£517,079
- Semi-detached house29%£359,630
- Mid-terrace house23%£294,250
- Flat / Maisonette13%£176,618
- Property4%£433,598
Towns and cities in Bedford
- TownAbingdon3 properties£460,412
- TownBedford36,432 properties£361,323
- TownBiggleswade5 properties£458,039
- TownDunstable78 properties£368,091
- TownHitchin1 properties£689,215
- TownHuntingdon79 properties£629,314
- TownLeighton Buzzard16 properties£347,049
- TownLuton20 properties£325,141
- TownOlney1 properties£1,200,399
- TownRushden151 properties£310,322
- TownSandy7 properties£373,418
- TownShefford5 properties£415,025
- TownSt Neots50 properties£474,544
- TownWellingborough65 properties£458,230
About this area
Bedford is a county. Stede can model 36,842 properties there, from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index.
As of June 2026, Bedford has a median estimated value of £361,625 and an average of £448,416.
Modelled values in Bedford are +4% over the past year and +19% over five years.
The market here is mostly detached houses, which make up 31% of the properties Stede tracks in Bedford.
1,775 sales were recorded in Bedford over the past 12 months.
Common questions
What is the average house price in Bedford?
As of June 2026, the average estimated value is £448,416 and the median is £361,625 across 36,842 properties Stede tracks in Bedford. This is not a formal market valuation.
Are house prices in Bedford going up or down?
Modelled values in Bedford are +4% over the past year and +19% over five years, based on the UK House Price Index.
What types of property are in Bedford?
31% of the properties Stede tracks in Bedford are detached houses. semi-detached houses are next most common, at 29%.
How many properties are in Bedford?
Stede can model 36,842 properties in Bedford, with 1,775 recorded sales in the past 12 months.
How does Stede calculate house prices for Bedford?
These figures are modelled from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index — the same sources used for every individual property valuation on Stede. Full detail is on the methodology page.
How we calculate this
These figures are modelled from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index — the same sources behind every individual property valuation on Stede.
Read the full methodology and data sources →