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Sold £3,804/m² · Median sold £367,161 (1,653 sales) · Index +2% y/y · Turnover 2.0% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
Bedford: sold price per m² £3,804/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,653 sales). +2% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
£3,804/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,653 sales
+2% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,653 sales.
£367,161 12 months to Jun 2026
1,653 sales
+2% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,653 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
£368,344 12 months to Sep 2026
6,151 listings
+1.1% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,151 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
Bedford: asking rent £1,238/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,830 lets).
£1,238/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,830 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,830 lets.
3.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
3,163 lets
+2.9% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,163 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking price in Bedford runs from £149,462 for 1 bedroom to £734,085 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £149,462 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1.6% on the previous 12 months | 357 |
| 2 bedrooms | £254,540 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.6% on the previous 12 months | 1295 |
| 3 bedrooms | £356,336 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.1% on the previous 12 months | 2410 |
| 4 bedrooms | £507,078 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.5% on the previous 12 months | 1462 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £734,085 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +5.8% on the previous 12 months | 584 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Bedford: turnover 2.0% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,663 sales). -32.1% on the previous 12 months.
2.0% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,663 sales
-32.1% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,663 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
3,538 12 months to Sep 2026
3,538 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,538 listings.
4,265 12 months to Sep 2026
4,265 listings
+15.7% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,265 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
109 agents listed homes for sale in Bedford; the three largest took 17% of the listings.
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Corporate landlords hold 91% of the 5,862 units in Bedford whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Bedford ranks 20th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £3,804/m².
Bedford ranks 20th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £3,804/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor and Maidenhead | £5,551/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,317 | measured |
| 2 | The City of Brighton and Hove | £5,372/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,438 | measured |
| 3 | Wokingham | £5,135/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,792 | measured |
| 4 | Slough | £5,045/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 682 | measured |
| 5 | Buckinghamshire | £4,987/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 5,110 | measured |
| 20 | Bedford | £3,804/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,653 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across local authorities in England
Bedford ranks 54th of 61 local authorities in England for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Nottingham | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 14,986 | measured |
| 2 | Reading | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,102 | measured |
| 3 | Blackpool | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,584 | measured |
| 4 | City of Kingston upon Hull | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,393 | measured |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,723 | measured |
| 54 | Bedford | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,163 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in England
Bedford ranks 42nd of 62 local authorities in England for turnover, at 2.0%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheshire East | 2.6% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 5,094 | measured |
| 2 | Central Bedfordshire | 2.5% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,490 | measured |
| 3 | North Somerset | 2.5% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,653 | measured |
| 4 | Rutland | 2.4% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 448 | measured |
| 5 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 2.4% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,435 | measured |
| 42 | Bedford | 2.0% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,663 | measured |
MK43 leads the 6 postcode districts within Bedford for sold price per m², at £4,044/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MK43 | £4,044/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 404 | measured |
| 2 | MK44 | £4,028/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 183 | measured |
| 3 | MK41 | £3,918/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 391 | measured |
| 4 | MK40 | £3,678/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 355 | measured |
| 5 | MK42 | £3,669/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 420 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts within Bedford
MK42 leads the 6 postcode districts within Bedford for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MK42 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 874 | measured |
| 2 | NN29 | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 102 | measured |
| 3 | MK41 | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 482 | measured |
| 4 | MK43 | 3.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 311 | measured |
| 5 | MK40 | 3.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,271 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Bedford
MK44 leads the 5 postcode districts within Bedford for turnover, at 2.3%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MK44 | 2.3% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 185 | measured |
| 2 | MK43 | 2.1% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 403 | measured |
| 3 | MK40 | 2.1% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 386 | measured |
| 4 | MK41 | 1.9% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 367 | measured |
| 5 | MK42 | 1.8% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 412 | measured |
Full table: turnover across postcode districts within Bedford
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | 1,653 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | 1,653 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 6,151 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,538 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 | 320 matched sales |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,830 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,163 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | 1,663 sales |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,538 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 4,265 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,886 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
| Days to completion | First listing to registered completion, over the listings matched to a registered sale; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 | 320 matched sales |
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