Sold £4,193/m² · Median sold £375,772 (3,492 sales) · Index +1.3% y/y · Turnover 2.5% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Central Bedfordshire?
EPC A or B
24%
EPC D or worse
41%
What does Central Bedfordshire cost?
Central Bedfordshire: sold price per m² £4,193/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 3,492 sales). +1.3% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£4,193/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
3,492 sales
+1.3% 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, 3,492 sales.
Sold price
£375,772 12 months to Jun 2026
3,492 sales
+1.3% 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, 3,492 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.
Asking price
£398,041 12 months to Sep 2026
9,178 listings
-1.2% 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, 9,178 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £3,328/m² in Sep 2016 to £4,318/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £293,586 in Sep 2016 to £379,658 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £399,995 in Jan 2022 to £400,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £4,391/m² in Aug 2025 to £4,315/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 102% in Jan 2022 to 103% in Dec 2024.
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.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 96.4 in Jan 2022 to 103.4 in Sep 2026.
What does Central Bedfordshire earn?
Central Bedfordshire: asking rent £1,346/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 2,045 lets).
Asking rent
£1,346/month 12 months to Sep 2026
2,045 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, 2,045 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.0% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,970 lets
+5% 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, 2,970 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,290/month in Aug 2025 to £1,418/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 2.9% in Jan 2022 to 4.2% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 87.3 in Jan 2022 to 113.4 in Sep 2026.
How does Central Bedfordshire vary by home size?
Asking price in Central Bedfordshire runs from £167,347 for 1 bedroom to £797,094 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Central Bedfordshire. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£167,347
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.9% on the previous 12 months
473
2 bedrooms
£273,050
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.7% on the previous 12 months
2131
3 bedrooms
£387,898
12 months to Sep 2026
-1% on the previous 12 months
3539
4 bedrooms
£553,547
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.7% on the previous 12 months
2223
5+ bedrooms
£797,094
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.5% on the previous 12 months
764
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.
How liquid is Central Bedfordshire?
Central Bedfordshire: turnover 2.5% (12 months to Mar 2026, 3,490 sales). -29.7% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.5% 12 months to Mar 2026
3,490 sales
-29.7% 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, 3,490 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.
Listings for sale
6,623 12 months to Sep 2026
6,623 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,623 listings.
New listings
6,062 12 months to Sep 2026
6,062 listings
+16.1% 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, 6,062 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.4% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 461 in Aug 2025 to 771 in Sep 2026.New listings: 604 in Jan 2022 to 671 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 96 in Jan 2022 to 227 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 2,143 in Sep 2026 to 6,398 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 158 days in Jan 2022 to 99 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Central Bedfordshire?
181 agents listed homes for sale in Central Bedfordshire; the three largest took 9.5% of the listings.
Agents active
181
Top three agents’ share
9.5%
New homes among listings
16%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Central Bedfordshire?
Corporate landlords hold 75% of the 4,390 units in Central Bedfordshire whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords75% of classified · 3,312 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)16% of classified · 686 units
Housing associations7.6% of classified · 334 units
RMC1.3% of classified · 57 units
Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Central Bedfordshire rank?
Central Bedfordshire ranks 12th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £4,193/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in England
Central Bedfordshire ranks 12th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £4,193/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in England, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
Bracknell ForestNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,949/m² · Sep 2026
BuckinghamshireNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,550/m² · Sep 2026
Cheshire EastNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,635/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Central Bedfordshire
What is the median house price in Central Bedfordshire?
Homes in Central Bedfordshire sold for a median £375,772 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 3,492 sales. Per square metre that is £4,193/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Central Bedfordshire changed?
+1.3% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
What is the average rent in Central Bedfordshire?
Homes to let in Central Bedfordshire asked a median £1,346/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,045 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Central Bedfordshire?
4.0% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,970 lets. +5% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Central Bedfordshire?
2.5% of the homes in Central Bedfordshire changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 3,490 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.