OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Bedford

Private rents in Bedford average £1,170 a month across all property sizes, up 3.4% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,170
1-bed
£798
2-bed
£1,027
3-bed
£1,256
4+ bed
£1,801
Flats
£913

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The £1,170 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £798 and a 3-bed at £1,256 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Bedford
Two-year change: +11.2%Five-year change: +33.1%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.5% over the last six months, against +1.9% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
MK44314 sales£453,500MK43665 sales£380,000MK40648 sales£347,500MK41594 sales£335,500MK42807 sales£312,500
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £345,000.
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What next door costs
Bedford is the 3rd cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1North Northamptonshire£878£1,063£1,5222Huntingdonshire£960£1,162£1,686
3BedfordYou are here£1,027£1,256£1,801
4Central Bedfordshire£1,097£1,374£2,0425Luton£1,113£1,336£1,8146Milton Keynes£1,216£1,450£2,0877North Hertfordshire£1,279£1,569£2,227
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.