Bedfordshire

Area Guide For Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire is a county in the East of England.  Bedford is crammed with wonderful countryside attractions and with them delightful towns and smaller villages. In History Bedfordshire county has seen many kings and queens of England holding court and hunting in the great forests. Bedford Borough is a vibrant area to live in with an abundance of leisure opportunities for residents and also day visitors.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £249,391
Average Asking Price: £304,736
Price change in last one year: £18,945
Average Price Paid: £209,739
Average Rent Rates: £1,504

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Bedfordshire

Average Price for property in Bedfordshire is around £249,391 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £397,804 for detached house to around £232,164 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £185,861 and a flat is worth £133,177. Values have been changing and have risen £728 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £3,066 in last 6 months, £18,945 in last 1 year, £30,197 in last 2 years, £35,749 in last 3 years, £32,956 in last 4 years and £30,164 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Bedfordshire is around £304,736 based on approximately 9,256 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 993 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £1,504 per month.

Estimated property value in Bedfordshire is £249,391. Average asking price is £304,736 while average price paid is £222,796 which is up by £18,945 and Avg. asking rent £1,504.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Bedfordshire area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £222,796 based on approximately 9,256 sales in Bedfordshire area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 26,015 properties where buyers paid around £213,419. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £209,739 for 40,709 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 53,721 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £206,082 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Bedfordshire

 
 

Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £126,052, £191,894 for a 2 bedroom house, £247,464 for a 3 bedroom house, £389,070 for a 4 bedroom house and £585,481 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £102,906 for a single bedroom to £139,126 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £218,000 and £297,000 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Bedfordshire it comes to around average £106,212 for 1 bedroom property, £166,943 for 2 bedroom, £247,052 for 3 bedroom, £388,334 for 4 bedroom and £585,481 for a 5 bedroom property.

Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £574 for 1 bedroom to £744 for 2 bedrooms, £939 for 3 bedrooms, £1,288 for 4 bedrooms and £1,693 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £572. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £696, £844 for 3 bedroom, £1,001 for 4 bedroom and around £767 for 5 bedroom flat. You should be generally be expecting around average £572 rent per month for single bedroom property, £721 for 2 bedroom, £932 for 3 bedroom, £1,284 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,525 for a 5 bedroom property in Bedfordshire area.

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