Bedford property data: prices, flood risk & energy ratings

Bedford has 49,796 recorded homes. 7.66% of recorded homes with a reading have medium or high mapped surface-water likelihood on the surrounding land.

Average house price

£330,462

Rank 119 of 317 (highest first)

2,155 sales in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

UK HPI · Aug 2026

Annual house price change

+1.10%

Rank 146 of 317 (highest first)

Change from the same month a year earlier.

UK HPI · Aug 2026

Medium / high surface-water map bands around homes

7.66%

Rank 52 of 296 (highest first) · in England

2,912 / 38,013 homes with a reading

Environment Agency · Jun 2026

EPC E–G ratings

12.69%

Rank 223 of 318 (highest first)

4,820 / 37,975 homes with a rating

EPC · Nov 2026

These figures cover recorded homes with known facts, not every dwelling; mapped land risk is not a history of indoor flooding, old EPCs may have expired, and an area price is not a home valuation.

Postcode districts with the highest surface-water shares

Homes within Bedford
District	Medium / high	Known homes
MK45	15.73%	132 / 839
MK43	12.00%	643 / 5,360
MK41	10.90%	936 / 8,586
MK44	5.82%	154 / 2,645
MK42	5.54%	665 / 12,004
MK40	4.46%	368 / 8,257
NN10	3.03%	5 / 165

Environment Agency · Jun 2026

Postcode districts with the highest EPC E–G shares

Homes within Bedford
District	EPC E–G	Known ratings
MK44	25.35%	669 / 2,639
NN10	20.00%	33 / 165
MK40	14.72%	1,213 / 8,241
MK43	13.93%	746 / 5,354
MK41	11.44%	982 / 8,583
MK45	8.60%	72 / 837
MK42	8.50%	1,020 / 11,999

EPC · Nov 2026

Checked Nov 2026 · Sources

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