Downside Gardens, Sandy house prices are built from 73 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2001 and the most recent on 20 Sep 2024. The median price paid across the whole record is £168,000. Across the 18 years from 2001 to 2019 the median moved +184.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +89.4%.
Median price paid
£168,000
Change in cash, 2001–2019
+184.0%
Change in real terms
+89.4%
HM Land Registry73 salesLatest sale 20 Sep 2024
Section 01
How Downside Gardens, Sandy prices moved
There are too few years of sales in Downside Gardens, Sandy to plot a trend line. The figures below are drawn from the whole record rather than a yearly series.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 20 Sep 2024 | Terraced | £321,700 | £338,505 |
| 12 | 22 Aug 2024 | Terraced | £330,000 | £347,239 |
| 23 | 16 Aug 2024 | Terraced | £252,000 | £265,164 |
| 35 | 17 Jun 2024 | Terraced | £258,000 | £271,478 |
| 42 | 4 Apr 2023 | Semi-detached | £365,000 | £394,368 |
| 40 | 27 Jan 2023 | Semi-detached | £375,000 | £405,172 |
| 1 | 2 Dec 2022 | Terraced | £350,000 | £405,505 |
| 4 | 30 Aug 2022 | Semi-detached | £367,500 | £425,781 |
| 45 | 14 Mar 2022 | Terraced | £287,000 | £332,514 |
| 8 | 25 Feb 2022 | Semi-detached | £350,000 | £405,505 |
| 28 | 10 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £276,000 | £348,710 |
| 43 | 30 Apr 2021 | Terraced | £293,000 | £370,188 |
| 7 | 27 Jan 2021 | Terraced | £280,000 | £353,763 |
| 2 | 18 Nov 2019 | Semi-detached | £280,000 | £366,234 |
| 18 | 2 Oct 2019 | Semi-detached | £329,950 | £431,567 |
| 41 | 2 Oct 2019 | Terraced | £264,000 | £345,306 |
| 21 | 11 Sep 2019 | Terraced | £257,500 | £336,804 |
| 43 | 9 Jul 2019 | Terraced | £263,500 | £344,652 |
| 16 | 22 Feb 2019 | Terraced | £269,950 | £353,089 |
| 27 | 19 Sep 2018 | Terraced | £240,000 | £319,849 |
| 8 | 29 Jun 2018 | Semi-detached | £272,500 | £363,162 |
| 26 | 19 Oct 2017 | Semi-detached | £325,000 | £442,326 |
| 31 | 12 Apr 2017 | Terraced | £230,000 | £313,031 |
| 23 | 13 Oct 2016 | Terraced | £225,000 | £314,109 |
| 2 | 9 May 2016 | Semi-detached | £268,000 | £374,139 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Downside Gardens, Sandy values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Downside Gardens | £99,950 (2001) | £321,700 (2024) | +5.2% | +2.4% |
| 12 Downside Gardens | £120,000 (2001) | £330,000 (2024) | +4.5% | +1.7% |
| 23 Downside Gardens | £165,000 (2007) | £252,000 (2024) | +2.5% | -0.5% |
| 40 Downside Gardens | £217,000 (2014) | £375,000 (2023) | +6.3% | +3.0% |
| 4 Downside Gardens | £252,000 (2016) | £367,500 (2022) | +6.5% | +3.2% |
| 45 Downside Gardens | £154,000 (2005) | £287,000 (2022) | +3.7% | +1.0% |
| 8 Downside Gardens | £165,000 (2013) | £350,000 (2022) | +8.7% | +6.0% |
| 28 Downside Gardens | £153,000 (2008) | £276,000 (2021) | +4.6% | +2.4% |
| 43 Downside Gardens | £42,000 (1995) | £293,000 (2021) | +7.8% | +5.4% |
| 7 Downside Gardens | £111,000 (2009) | £280,000 (2021) | +8.0% | +5.7% |
| 2 Downside Gardens | £268,000 (2016) | £280,000 (2019) | +1.5% | -0.7% |
| 18 Downside Gardens | £211,000 (2010) | £329,950 (2019) | +5.1% | +2.8% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Downside Gardens, Sandy is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 45 | 61.6% | £165,000 | £42,000 – £350,000 |
| Semi-detached | 28 | 38.4% | £195,000 | £43,650 – £375,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Downside Gardens, Sandy
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 73 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 73 | 100.0% | £168,000 |
| New build | 1 | 1.4% | £99,950 |
| Existing home | 72 | 98.6% | £168,998 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -40.9%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
Section 07
Living in Downside Gardens, Sandy
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Central Bedfordshire, 54.5% of 139,601 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 2.9% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,405 | 1.0% |
| B | 28,531 | 20.4% |
| C | 46,180 | 33.1% |
| D | 45,015 | 32.2% |
| E | 14,404 | 10.3% |
| F | 3,286 | 2.4% |
| G | 780 | 0.6% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Central Bedfordshire at £1,250 a month as of Jun 2026 — £864 for a one-bedroom home and £1,374 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £168,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 8.93% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of SG19, 16 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 6 violent, 0 burglary, 0 vehicle-related and 2 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 10.4 times quieter.
Against the 294,252 residents the 2021 census counted in Central Bedfordshire, that is 0.05 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Downside Gardens, Sandy
The 2021 census counted 294,252 residents in Central Bedfordshire across 120,754 households. 72.9% of those households own their home and 27.0% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
11 state and independent schools have a SG19 postcode: 10 primary, 1 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Secondary School | Secondary | Foundation school | 1,259 |
| Gamlingay Village Primary | Primary | Academy converter | 387 |
| Potton Primary School | Primary | Foundation school | 387 |
| Robert Peel Primary School | Primary | Foundation school | 386 |
| Maple Tree Primary School | Primary | Foundation school | 241 |
| Laburnum Primary School | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 174 |
| St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 172 |
| Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 144 |
| Sutton CofE VA Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 98 |
| Everton Heath Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 82 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Biggleswade Rail Station | Rail | 6.3 km |
| St Neots Rail Station | Rail | 10.3 km |
| Arlesey Rail Station | Rail | 12.8 km |
| Ashwell & Morden Rail Station | Rail | 15.0 km |
Section 09
How Downside Gardens, Sandy compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Downside Gardens, Sandy sits above that national figure — +6.7%.
Within Sandy the street ranks 220 of 363 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £173,000 (-2.9%).
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published here. An estimate would be a guess, and the archive does not publish guesses.
The full range on record runs from £42,000 to £375,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Downside Gardens, Sandy sits in Central Bedfordshire, in the East of England.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Central Bedfordshire at 9.7 times median local earnings of £37,704 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- High Street£215,000 median
- St Neots Road£171,500 median
- Kestrel Way£151,500 median
- Station Road£190,000 median
- Laburnum Road£125,000 median
- Everton Road£185,000 median
- Merlin Drive£170,000 median
- Church Street£190,000 median
- Chapel Field£144,998 median
- Willow Road£79,250 median
- Banks Drive£203,000 median
- Weavers Green£99,250 median
- London Road£137,250 median
- Horslow Street£170,000 median
- King Street£182,000 median
- Wingfield Drive£181,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 26 Downside Gardens6 sales
- 43 Downside Gardens5 sales
- 41 Downside Gardens4 sales
- 27 Downside Gardens4 sales
- 23 Downside Gardens3 sales
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- 34 Downside Gardens3 sales
- 12 Downside Gardens2 sales
- 40 Downside Gardens2 sales
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- 2 Downside Gardens2 sales
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Back to Sandy house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Downside Gardens, Sandy?
The median price paid in Downside Gardens, Sandy across every sale on the register is £168,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Downside Gardens, Sandy?
73 sales are on record for Downside Gardens, Sandy, the most recent completing on 20 Sep 2024. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Downside Gardens, Sandy house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +184.0% between 2001 and 2019. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +89.4%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Downside Gardens, Sandy house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £266,975, set in 2019. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Downside Gardens, Sandy?
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published for this area. Nothing is estimated to fill the gap.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 20 Sep 2024. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Downside Gardens, Sandy house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.