House Prices in Central Bedfordshire

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Central Bedfordshire

Average property price

£362,529

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Price growth

6.3%

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Number of sales

5,040

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Area type

Unitary Authority

Population

294,096

Average detached price

£504,656

Average semi-detached price

£336,406

Average terraced price

£276,355

Average flat price

£175,827

Property Prices in Central Bedfordshire

The average property value in Central Bedfordshire is £362,529 according to property sale data for the year ending June 2021 published by HM Land Registry. Between the years ending June 2020 and June 2021, property values in Central Bedfordshire grew by £21,403. Compare house prices by area

Average property prices in Central Bedfordshire grew by 6.3% between the years ending June 2020 and June 2021. Between the years ending June 2011 and June 2021, property prices on average grew by 5.1% per year.

If prices in Central Bedfordshire continue to rise by 5.1% a year, the average property price will be £441,653 in 2025.

There were 5,040 property sales in Central Bedfordshire in the year ending June 2021, an increase of 347 when compared to the previous year.

Average house and flat prices in Central Bedfordshire

The average price for a house in Central Bedfordshire ranges from £276,355 for a terraced house to £504,656 for a detached house, with semi-detached in between costing on average £336,406.

The average price for a flat or maisonette in Central Bedfordshire is £175,827.

Compared to England's figures

Central Bedfordshire's average property price of £362,529 is £8,330 higher than the £354,199 average property price in England. Central Bedfordshire is the 15th unitary authority (of 59 total) when ordered by average property price.
Central Bedfordshire's average property price growth rate of 6.3% is 6.5% lower than the 12.8% average price growth rate for England. Central Bedfordshire is the 48th unitary authority (of 59 total) when ordered by property price growth rate.

Price trends for small areas may be less statistically significant due to small sample sizes.

House and flat price trends in Central Bedfordshire

Of the property types in Central Bedfordshire, semi-detached house prices have risen the most between the years ending 2011 and 2021, and flat prices have grown the least.

Detached house prices have risen 49.1% from £338,496 to £504,656, semi-detached house prices have risen 65.4% from £203,398 to £336,406, terraced house prices have risen 63.3% from £169,221 to £276,355, and flat prices have risen 35.0% from £130,281 to £175,827.

Types of property in Central Bedfordshire

The most common type of property sold in Central Bedfordshire during the year ending June 2021 was detached houses, which accounted for 33.8% of properties.

The least commonly available type of property sold in Central Bedfordshire were flats, which account for 9.0% of properties sold.

Detached houses: 1,703 properties sold or 33.8%
Semi-detached houses: 1,518 properties sold or 30.1%
Terraced houses: 1,365 properties sold or 27.1%
Flats: 454 properties sold or 9.0%

New build properties in Central Bedfordshire

Of the properties sold in Central Bedfordshire during 2021, 3.7% were new build properties.

The average price paid for a new build property in Central Bedfordshire was £61,418 higher than the average price paid for an existing property.

Of the new build properties sold, the most common type was detached houses (50% of new build properties sold). For existing properties, the most common type is terraced houses (31% of existing properties sold).

Average rent

£954

Rental Market of Central Bedfordshire

Crime rate (per 1,000 people)

Central Bedfordshire Crime

Population

294,096

Central Bedfordshire population

House and flat price bands in Central Bedfordshire

The most common price band for property sales in Central Bedfordshire is £200k - £300k, which accounted for 21.0% of properties sold in 2021.

0.6% of properties in Central Bedfordshire had a price over £1 million. For comparison, in England, 2.1% of property sales were priced at over £1 million.

The cheapest properties in Central Bedfordshire were in the £50k - £100k price bracket, accounting for 0.7% of sales.