Central Bedfordshire, in numbers

Average home prices reached £357,000 in Central Bedfordshire.

Central Bedfordshire council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Central Bedfordshire is separate from Bedford Borough and Luton. Its local programme includes new leisure centres in Leighton Buzzard and Houghton Regis, and joined-up care in Dunstable. Access, prices and transport determine how widely these investments help residents.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Central Bedfordshire council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £60,613 in August 1996; £356,758 in July 2026. 488.6% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £57,000 to £357,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £4,000 more per home (1.2% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Central Bedfordshire council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	57,491
February 1995	58,226
March 1995	58,053
April 1995	58,419
May 1995	58,481
June 1995	58,342
July 1995	59,394
August 1995	59,476
September 1995	59,862
October 1995	58,330
November 1995	58,445
December 1995	58,515
January 1996	59,040
February 1996	57,971
March 1996	57,258
April 1996	57,191
May 1996	58,378
June 1996	59,553
July 1996	60,008
August 1996	60,613
September 1996	60,961
October 1996	61,013
November 1996	60,684
December 1996	60,704
January 1997	60,883
February 1997	61,371
March 1997	62,381
April 1997	63,509
May 1997	64,820
June 1997	65,199
July 1997	66,908
August 1997	68,198
September 1997	69,702
October 1997	70,710
November 1997	71,121
December 1997	71,448
January 1998	70,420
February 1998	71,433
March 1998	72,385
April 1998	74,494
May 1998	74,610
June 1998	75,206
July 1998	75,271
August 1998	76,158
September 1998	76,655
October 1998	77,449
November 1998	77,603
December 1998	76,847
January 1999	77,322
February 1999	76,564
March 1999	78,414
April 1999	78,005
May 1999	79,417
June 1999	80,211
July 1999	82,222
August 1999	83,155
September 1999	85,352
October 1999	86,584
November 1999	89,362
December 1999	90,764
January 2000	91,670
February 2000	92,286
March 2000	92,514
April 2000	95,308
May 2000	97,800
June 2000	98,706
July 2000	100,694
August 2000	102,886
September 2000	105,649
October 2000	105,464
November 2000	105,066
December 2000	105,491
January 2001	105,232
February 2001	105,405
March 2001	106,309
April 2001	107,402
May 2001	108,345
June 2001	107,734
July 2001	110,197
August 2001	112,385
September 2001	114,633
October 2001	116,061
November 2001	116,615
December 2001	118,068
January 2002	118,305
February 2002	119,233
March 2002	120,582
April 2002	122,516
May 2002	125,102
June 2002	129,060
July 2002	133,266
August 2002	137,598
September 2002	139,991
October 2002	144,314
November 2002	146,398
December 2002	149,934
January 2003	150,632
February 2003	152,424
March 2003	154,742
April 2003	156,838
May 2003	158,464
June 2003	158,838
July 2003	159,069
August 2003	160,204
September 2003	161,076
October 2003	161,404
November 2003	163,035
December 2003	163,377
January 2004	164,485
February 2004	163,555
March 2004	164,675
April 2004	166,110
May 2004	168,470
June 2004	169,718
July 2004	172,531
August 2004	175,045
September 2004	177,112
October 2004	177,183
November 2004	177,797
December 2004	177,483
January 2005	178,538
February 2005	179,212
March 2005	179,040
April 2005	179,199
May 2005	178,869
June 2005	181,891
July 2005	183,154
August 2005	184,502
September 2005	184,900
October 2005	183,654
November 2005	183,122
December 2005	182,346
January 2006	182,291
February 2006	182,182
March 2006	182,823
April 2006	185,014
May 2006	187,447
June 2006	190,061
July 2006	191,626
August 2006	192,749
September 2006	192,511
October 2006	193,990
November 2006	195,618
December 2006	199,118
January 2007	198,101
February 2007	197,944
March 2007	196,425
April 2007	200,438
May 2007	202,022
June 2007	205,723
July 2007	207,521
August 2007	209,447
September 2007	210,285
October 2007	210,513
November 2007	215,463
December 2007	215,275
January 2008	216,597
February 2008	210,941
March 2008	211,482
April 2008	208,269
May 2008	206,964
June 2008	204,317
July 2008	204,921
August 2008	203,380
September 2008	199,910
October 2008	193,282
November 2008	191,035
December 2008	186,938
January 2009	187,311
February 2009	180,437
March 2009	177,437
April 2009	173,430
May 2009	176,264
June 2009	177,528
July 2009	179,381
August 2009	180,038
September 2009	182,315
October 2009	183,615
November 2009	184,213
December 2009	184,442
January 2010	186,726
February 2010	184,428
March 2010	185,244
April 2010	185,846
May 2010	191,508
June 2010	193,969
July 2010	193,905
August 2010	194,599
September 2010	194,729
October 2010	195,059
November 2010	195,210
December 2010	193,544
January 2011	190,815
February 2011	187,898
March 2011	186,484
April 2011	186,469
May 2011	186,622
June 2011	186,273
July 2011	186,675
August 2011	189,569
September 2011	192,350
October 2011	191,048
November 2011	186,897
December 2011	186,275
January 2012	188,315
February 2012	190,344
March 2012	189,416
April 2012	190,363
May 2012	190,638
June 2012	191,131
July 2012	191,362
August 2012	193,839
September 2012	194,224
October 2012	193,796
November 2012	192,936
December 2012	191,732
January 2013	190,914
February 2013	189,652
March 2013	193,141
April 2013	194,457
May 2013	195,707
June 2013	194,691
July 2013	197,184
August 2013	199,272
September 2013	201,759
October 2013	201,273
November 2013	201,234
December 2013	202,353
January 2014	202,186
February 2014	204,258
March 2014	204,938
April 2014	207,184
May 2014	209,984
June 2014	212,675
July 2014	217,509
August 2014	220,357
September 2014	222,671
October 2014	224,416
November 2014	225,828
December 2014	227,710
January 2015	230,246
February 2015	228,775
March 2015	229,786
April 2015	229,471
May 2015	232,859
June 2015	233,495
July 2015	238,051
August 2015	244,193
September 2015	249,209
October 2015	250,972
November 2015	253,956
December 2015	259,688
January 2016	263,654
February 2016	262,785
March 2016	263,854
April 2016	266,029
May 2016	273,173
June 2016	274,531
July 2016	278,464
August 2016	277,552
September 2016	280,347
October 2016	280,633
November 2016	283,609
December 2016	284,263
January 2017	285,687
February 2017	286,304
March 2017	286,543
April 2017	289,049
May 2017	293,199
June 2017	296,249
July 2017	299,385
August 2017	298,825
September 2017	299,546
October 2017	300,519
November 2017	300,137
December 2017	301,615
January 2018	300,236
February 2018	304,423
March 2018	304,741
April 2018	302,856
May 2018	300,156
June 2018	299,418
July 2018	302,126
August 2018	304,040
September 2018	305,020
October 2018	304,632
November 2018	304,276
December 2018	303,641
January 2019	304,267
February 2019	302,598
March 2019	300,891
April 2019	296,110
May 2019	291,077
June 2019	291,287
July 2019	293,388
August 2019	296,825
September 2019	295,560
October 2019	294,844
November 2019	293,779
December 2019	294,830
January 2020	295,563
February 2020	297,083
March 2020	296,809
April 2020	296,642
May 2020	294,885
June 2020	296,130
July 2020	297,194
August 2020	301,504
September 2020	304,040
October 2020	301,110
November 2020	299,246
December 2020	299,613
January 2021	300,707
February 2021	299,937
March 2021	299,902
April 2021	302,679
May 2021	303,398
June 2021	306,179
July 2021	304,110
August 2021	309,247
September 2021	309,991
October 2021	315,654
November 2021	316,278
December 2021	316,579
January 2022	319,145
February 2022	321,292
March 2022	322,883
April 2022	323,590
May 2022	327,424
June 2022	332,655
July 2022	340,016
August 2022	342,245
September 2022	344,670
October 2022	343,028
November 2022	345,826
December 2022	348,137
January 2023	348,021
February 2023	347,605
March 2023	343,895
April 2023	344,003
May 2023	340,467
June 2023	338,838
July 2023	336,417
August 2023	335,204
September 2023	336,406
October 2023	336,978
November 2023	335,618
December 2023	331,385
January 2024	331,020
February 2024	333,074
March 2024	333,633
April 2024	329,821
May 2024	328,470
June 2024	327,847
July 2024	333,123
August 2024	337,048
September 2024	340,278
October 2024	340,495
November 2024	341,159
December 2024	343,566
January 2025	348,419
February 2025	346,318
March 2025	349,177
April 2025	345,156
May 2025	347,955
June 2025	346,246
July 2025	352,419
August 2025	355,007
September 2025	355,928
October 2025	352,722
November 2025	351,150
December 2025	351,791
January 2026	354,073
February 2026	358,350
March 2026	358,420
April 2026	358,142
May 2026	353,866
June 2026	354,690
July 2026	356,758

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People living in the area

321,605

Mid-2025 · Central Bedfordshire council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£357,000

July 2026 · Central Bedfordshire council area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £356,758.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£1,250

August 2026 · Central Bedfordshire council area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

7.8% to 24.8%

Homes rented privately ranged from 7.8% in Houghton Conquest & Haynes to 24.8% in Dunstable Central — a gap of 17.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Houghton Conquest & Haynes	7.8%	133	1,711
Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield	8.7%	163	1,880
Caddington	9.4%	395	4,222
Dunstable South	9.5%	203	2,141
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe	9.8%	332	3,385
Stotfold	9.9%	362	3,659
Clifton, Henlow & Langford	10.1%	581	5,776
Meppershall & Shillington	10.3%	199	1,926
Heath & Reach	10.4%	189	1,820
Ampthill	10.6%	624	5,863
Biggleswade East	10.8%	369	3,406
Leighton-Linslade North	11.5%	653	5,685
Eaton Bray	11.5%	209	1,819
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine	12%	749	6,250
Sandy	12.6%	701	5,568
Houghton Regis West	12.8%	378	2,962
Potton	13.8%	514	3,730
Dunstable West	13.9%	531	3,833
Arlesey & Fairfield	14.1%	544	3,863
Dunstable North	14.3%	586	4,091
Toddington	15.2%	611	4,010
Flitwick	15.5%	909	5,878
Houghton Regis East	15.7%	719	4,587
Northill	16%	307	1,923
Shefford	16.1%	572	3,558
Leighton-Linslade South	16.2%	1,017	6,261
Biggleswade West	17.2%	1,037	6,025
Dunstable East	17.9%	747	4,184
Leighton-Linslade West	18.4%	1,137	6,177
Aspley & Woburn	22.8%	474	2,082
Dunstable Central	24.8%	605	2,436

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9% to 5.4%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.9% in Shefford to 5.4% in Dunstable South — a gap of 2.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Shefford	2.9%	268	9,204
Ampthill	3%	425	14,119
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine	3.1%	518	16,824
Clifton, Henlow & Langford	3.1%	438	13,992
Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield	3.2%	152	4,795
Leighton-Linslade South	3.3%	507	15,481
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe	3.3%	277	8,362
Stotfold	3.3%	301	9,016
Aspley & Woburn	3.4%	157	4,672
Potton	3.4%	297	8,747
Toddington	3.5%	338	9,693
Biggleswade East	3.6%	316	8,671
Flitwick	3.7%	507	13,855
Meppershall & Shillington	3.7%	172	4,691
Leighton-Linslade West	3.7%	520	13,869
Dunstable West	3.8%	342	9,112
Dunstable East	3.8%	395	10,439
Northill	3.8%	175	4,569
Arlesey & Fairfield	3.9%	364	9,443
Houghton Conquest & Haynes	3.9%	162	4,186
Leighton-Linslade North	4.1%	571	13,935
Houghton Regis West	4.2%	319	7,553
Sandy	4.4%	593	13,562
Biggleswade West	4.4%	613	13,898
Dunstable Central	4.4%	238	5,385
Caddington	4.6%	448	9,794
Dunstable North	4.6%	480	10,431
Heath & Reach	4.7%	205	4,393
Eaton Bray	5%	211	4,205
Houghton Regis East	5.1%	622	12,104
Dunstable South	5.4%	285	5,279

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

11% to 28.3%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 11% in Biggleswade East to 28.3% in Eaton Bray — a gap of 17.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Biggleswade East	11%	954	8,650
Leighton-Linslade South	11.8%	1,825	15,461
Houghton Regis East	12.2%	1,475	12,133
Dunstable North	12.3%	1,281	10,412
Arlesey & Fairfield	12.9%	1,222	9,437
Houghton Regis West	13.4%	1,007	7,540
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine	13.4%	2,249	16,829
Shefford	14.3%	1,313	9,199
Dunstable South	14.7%	775	5,269
Dunstable East	17.1%	1,784	10,414
Flitwick	17.7%	2,460	13,871
Biggleswade West	18.3%	2,536	13,876
Stotfold	18.4%	1,659	9,001
Dunstable Central	18.6%	1,002	5,391
Sandy	19%	2,572	13,547
Houghton Conquest & Haynes	19.2%	807	4,203
Leighton-Linslade North	19.2%	2,684	13,958
Ampthill	19.7%	2,785	14,122
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe	19.8%	1,655	8,362
Clifton, Henlow & Langford	19.9%	2,785	14,001
Toddington	20%	1,933	9,681
Potton	20.7%	1,815	8,756
Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield	21.2%	1,020	4,801
Leighton-Linslade West	21.6%	3,000	13,900
Meppershall & Shillington	21.9%	1,025	4,676
Dunstable West	23.5%	2,138	9,116
Heath & Reach	23.8%	1,047	4,399
Aspley & Woburn	25.4%	1,185	4,664
Northill	25.8%	1,182	4,576
Caddington	26.5%	2,592	9,777
Eaton Bray	28.3%	1,192	4,209

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Use the new leisure centres throughout the year

Leighton Buzzard and Houghton Regis have opened new facilities.

The buildings offer places to exercise and meet.

Evidence 1 · Evidence 2

What could help →

weakness

Make Houghton Regis activities affordable

The opening report identifies local deprivation alongside the new investment.

An attractive facility may still be out of reach for some households.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Make the Grove View hub easier to navigate

Several health and care services work from one location.

Residents need to know which service to contact.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

Leighton Buzzard

Leighton Leisure and Community Centre

A new swimming, fitness and community facility has replaced Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre.

Opened 27 June 2026 · evidence dated 2026-06-29

Responsible body: Central Bedfordshire Council

What the source says: The council confirms the opening and improved bus access.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Leighton leisure centre opened →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Use the new leisure centres throughout the year →

Keep travel access in step with leisure services →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Houghton Regis

Houghton Regis Leisure and Community Centre

Pools, sports and community facilities have opened at Kingsland Campus.

Opened 29 March 2025 · evidence dated 2025-04-03

Responsible body: Central Bedfordshire Council

What the source says: An open centre does not by itself prove that everyone can afford or reach its activities.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Houghton Regis leisure centre opened →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Use the new leisure centres throughout the year →

Make Houghton Regis activities affordable →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Dunstable

Grove View health and care hub

The hub brings general practice, community health and care services together.

Services operating · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Council and NHS partners

What the source says: Use the service directory for referrals and availability; the listed dental practice remains to be confirmed.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Services operating at Grove View →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Make the Grove View hub easier to navigate →

Plan homes and care around an older population →

Bring support closer to people in poor health →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

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What this local evidence covers

31 of 31 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

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3 reviewed plans and projects

2 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected local projects, not the complete council programme. Project status is the dated source position; a planned opening date does not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not adopted council promises or funded commitments.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

Traceable sources and calculations support review; this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.