Sold price history

Lime Street, Bedford house prices

£180,000 is the median sold price in Lime Street, Bedford — not an estimate, but what buyers really paid. Over the past decade prices are −83% in cash — but −91% once inflation is stripped out.

Median sold price
£180,000
10 years · cash
−83%
10 years · real
−91%
HM Land Registry · 24 sales · 22 with floor area · Updated 27 Jun 2025

Key facts

Median price
£180,000
Price per m²
£2,379
Sales recorded
24
Price range
£120,000 – £950,000

Lime Street, Bedford prices since 2001

Lime Street, Bedford — median sold price since 2001
2025 £0£489,039£978,077£1,467,116£1,956,154 2001 peak 2001 2025
Cash price Today’s money (real)

Over ten years Lime Street, Bedford is −83% on paper and −91% in real terms.

Recent sales in Lime Street, Bedford

The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.

DateAddressTypePrice£/m²
27 Jun 2025Flat 11, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£165,000£2,063
29 Nov 2024Flat 3, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£135,000£1,688
11 Aug 2023Flat 2, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£235,000£2,217
30 Jan 2023Flat 20, Albion House 14-18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£205,000£2,733
11 Nov 2022Flat 7, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£158,000£2,469
4 Nov 2022Flat 6, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£185,000£2,403
28 Jun 2022Flat 13, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£175,000£2,365
9 Mar 2018Flat 20, Albion House 14-18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£185,000£2,467
4 Dec 2017Flat 10, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£210,000£1,981
9 Aug 2017Flat 6, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£158,000£2,052
30 Jun 2017Flat 9, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£230,000£2,347
4 May 2017Flat 18, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£205,000£2,808
28 Mar 2017Flat 17, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£195,000£2,407
15 Mar 2017Flat 11, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£175,000£2,188
6 Mar 2017Flat 21, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£207,500£2,730
2 Mar 2017Flat 13, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£195,000£2,635
28 Feb 2017Flat 16, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£175,000£2,273
24 Feb 2017Flat 2, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£245,000£2,311
17 Feb 2017Flat 15, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£157,500£2,461
13 Feb 2017Flat 7, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£155,000£2,422
7 Feb 2017Flat 8, Albion House Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£175,000
3 Feb 2017Flat 4, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£120,000£2,353
27 Jan 2017Flat 12, Albion House, 14 - 18 Lime Street · MK40 1LDFlat
Leasehold
£122,000£2,392
11 May 2001Chaddesley House, 12A Lime Street · MK40 1JUDetached
Freehold
£950,000

Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.

Biggest price gains in Lime Street, Bedford

Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.

AddressFirst soldLast soldTimesCash returnReal return
Albion House, 14 - 18 Flat 6, Lime Street£158,000
9 Aug 2017
£185,000
4 Nov 2022
2+3%
per year
0%
inflation-adjusted
Albion House 14-18 Flat 20, Lime Street£185,000
9 Mar 2018
£205,000
30 Jan 2023
2+2%
per year
−2%
inflation-adjusted
Albion House, 14 - 18 Flat 7, Lime Street£155,000
13 Feb 2017
£158,000
11 Nov 2022
20%
per year
−2%
inflation-adjusted
Albion House, 14 - 18 Flat 2, Lime Street£245,000
24 Feb 2017
£235,000
11 Aug 2023
2−1%
per year
−4%
inflation-adjusted
Albion House, 14 - 18 Flat 11, Lime Street£175,000
15 Mar 2017
£165,000
27 Jun 2025
2−1%
per year
−4%
inflation-adjusted
Albion House, 14 - 18 Flat 13, Lime Street£195,000
2 Mar 2017
£175,000
28 Jun 2022
2−2%
per year
−5%
inflation-adjusted

Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.

How Lime Street, Bedford compares

Rank in the town
1595th of 2,637 streets in Bedford
Rank in the postcode district
173rd of 321 streets in MK40
Against the town median
3% below the Bedford median of £185,000
Against England & Wales
15% above the national median of £157,000

Lime Street, Bedford house prices — your questions

What is the average house price in Lime Street, Bedford?

Half of homes sold in Lime Street, Bedford went for more than £180,000 and half for less, across 24 sales.

What is the price range of homes sold in Lime Street, Bedford?

Recorded sales in Lime Street, Bedford range from £120,000 to £950,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.

Have house prices in Lime Street, Bedford risen?

Over the past decade prices in Lime Street, Bedford are −83% in cash terms but −91% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.

How much is a house per square metre in Lime Street, Bedford?

In Lime Street, Bedford the median price is £2,379 per square metre, from 22 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.

How up to date is this data?

HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Lime Street, Bedford was 27 June 2025.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See our methodology.

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