Property searches in Bedford

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in Bedford cost £330,462 in August 2026. Prices have risen 1.1% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£330,462	+1.1%
Detached	£557,923	+0.3%
Semi-detached	£348,256	+2.2%
Terraced	£278,279	+2.2%
Flat or maisonette	£159,840	-1.2%
First-time buyers	£273,305	+1.6%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Bedford pays £2,472 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,648	£165
B	£1,922	£192
C	£2,197	£220
D	£2,472	£247
E	£3,021	£302
F	£3,570	£357
G	£4,120	£412
H	£4,943	£494

Renting

The average private rent is £1,177 a month (+2.5% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 4.3% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£802
2	£1,032
3	£1,265
4 or more	£1,812

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Bedford is split into 117 small neighbourhoods. 14% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 14% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 64% of homes are owned, 18% privately rented and 16% socially rented; 17% of people are 65 or over and 18% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

99.8% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 87.5% from all four; 98.6% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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