Bedford Road, Shefford house prices are built from 77 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 16 Jan 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £156,000. Across the 15 years from 2002 to 2017 the median moved +126.9% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +60.1%.
Median price paid
£156,000
Change in cash, 2002–2017
+126.9%
Change in real terms
+60.1%
Median per m²
£2,278
HM Land Registry77 sales25 with floor areaLatest sale 16 Jan 2026
Section 01
How Bedford Road, Shefford prices moved
The chart tracks the median Bedford Road, Shefford house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2017. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | £48,500 | £107,693 |
| 2000s | 2 | £111,250 | £202,665 |
| 2010s | 1 | £270,000 | £380,700 |
The highest yearly median on record for Bedford Road, Shefford is £270,000 in 2017; the lowest is £48,500 in 1995. Across the full 23-year record the cash median has moved from £48,500 to £270,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £107,693, so the real change over the whole record is +241.2% — about +5.74% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +126.9% in cash against +60.1% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 16 Jan 2026 | Terraced | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 49 | 17 Feb 2025 | Semi-detached | £315,000 | £321,848 |
| 45 | 20 Sep 2024 | Semi-detached | £265,000 | £278,843 |
| 9 | 12 Jul 2024 | Terraced | £265,000 | £278,843 |
| 37 | 28 Jun 2024 | Semi-detached | £307,000 | £323,037 |
| 8 | 24 Jan 2024 | Semi-detached | £280,000 | £294,627 |
| 24 | 7 Feb 2023 | Terraced | £350,000 | £378,161 |
| 47 | 25 Jul 2022 | Semi-detached | £350,000 | £405,505 |
| 1 | 29 Sep 2021 | Detached | £307,000 | £387,876 |
| 3 | 1 Jun 2020 | Semi-detached | £261,250 | £338,258 |
| 5 | 25 Jul 2019 | Terraced | £275,000 | £359,694 |
| 25 | 8 Feb 2019 | Semi-detached | £249,995 | £326,988 |
| 25a | 8 Feb 2019 | Semi-detached | £249,995 | £326,988 |
| 14 | 26 Oct 2018 | Semi-detached | £355,000 | £473,110 |
| 43 | 26 Oct 2018 | Semi-detached | £318,000 | £423,800 |
| 47 | 11 Aug 2017 | Semi-detached | £275,000 | £374,276 |
| 31 | 26 May 2017 | Semi-detached | £265,000 | £360,666 |
| 9 | 17 Feb 2017 | Terraced | £185,000 | £251,786 |
| 11 | 13 Feb 2017 | Terraced | £204,000 | £277,645 |
| 5 | 30 Jan 2017 | Terraced | £280,000 | £381,081 |
| 55 | 27 Jan 2017 | Detached | £360,000 | £489,961 |
| 26 | 30 Nov 2016 | Semi-detached | £285,000 | £397,871 |
| 21 | 2 Dec 2014 | Terraced | £167,000 | £239,542 |
| 11 | 30 Oct 2014 | Terraced | £153,000 | £219,461 |
| 14 | 24 Apr 2014 | Semi-detached | £249,995 | £358,589 |
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 Bedford Road, Shefford values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Bedford Road | £55,500 (1998) | £250,000 (2026) | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| 49 Bedford Road | £164,950 (2005) | £315,000 (2025) | +3.3% | +0.3% |
| 9 Bedford Road | £42,500 (1995) | £265,000 (2024) | +6.5% | +3.8% |
| 37 Bedford Road | £54,000 (1996) | £307,000 (2024) | +6.4% | +3.7% |
| 24 Bedford Road | £175,000 (2012) | £350,000 (2023) | +6.5% | +3.4% |
| 47 Bedford Road | £275,000 (2017) | £350,000 (2022) | +4.9% | +1.6% |
| 1 Bedford Road | £112,500 (1999) | £307,000 (2021) | +4.7% | +2.4% |
| 5 Bedford Road | £98,000 (2001) | £275,000 (2019) | +5.9% | +3.5% |
| 43 Bedford Road | £60,000 (1996) | £318,000 (2018) | +7.9% | +5.5% |
| 14 Bedford Road | £249,995 (2014) | £355,000 (2018) | +9.2% | +7.2% |
| 31 Bedford Road | £83,950 (1999) | £265,000 (2017) | +6.6% | +4.2% |
| 11 Bedford Road | £67,000 (2000) | £204,000 (2017) | +6.8% | +4.4% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Bedford Road, Shefford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 39 | 50.6% | £169,995 | £22,898 – £355,000 |
| Terraced | 30 | 39.0% | £119,000 | £42,500 – £350,000 |
| Detached | 8 | 10.4% | £139,950 | £83,000 – £580,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Bedford Road, Shefford
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 77 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 | 77 | 100.0% | £156,000 |
A further 4 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Bedford Road, Shefford compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Bedford Road, Shefford sits below that national figure — -1.0%.
Within Shefford the street ranks 189 of 214 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £225,000 (-30.7%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,278 per square metre, across 25 of the 77 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £22,898 to £580,000. 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.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Elgar Drive£122,000 median
- Clifton Road£192,500 median
- High Street£186,750 median
- Shefford Road£317,250 median
- Ampthill Road£168,000 median
- St Francis Court£107,000 median
- Kingfisher Road£225,950 median
- River View£170,000 median
- Broad Street£190,000 median
- Eisenhower Road£155,000 median
- Fildyke Road£296,500 median
- Ivel Road£232,495 median
- New Street£188,000 median
- Hitchin Road£196,000 median
- Bridge View£245,475 median
- Montgomery Avenue£171,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 9 Bedford Road8 sales
- 5 Bedford Road6 sales
- 37 Bedford Road4 sales
- 43 Bedford Road4 sales
- 11 Bedford Road4 sales
- 55 Bedford Road4 sales
- 7 Bedford Road3 sales
- 1 Bedford Road3 sales
- 31 Bedford Road3 sales
- 39 Bedford Road3 sales
- 28 Bedford Road3 sales
- 49 Bedford Road2 sales
- 24 Bedford Road2 sales
- 47 Bedford Road2 sales
- 14 Bedford Road2 sales
- 26 Bedford Road2 sales
- 21 Bedford Road2 sales
- 13 Bedford Road2 sales
- 18 Bedford Road2 sales
- 23 Bedford Road2 sales
Back to Shefford house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Bedford Road, Shefford?
The median price paid in Bedford Road, Shefford across every sale on the register is £156,000. 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 Bedford Road, Shefford?
77 sales are on record for Bedford Road, Shefford, the most recent completing on 16 Jan 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Bedford Road, Shefford house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +126.9% between 2002 and 2017. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +60.1%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Bedford Road, Shefford house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £270,000, set in 2017. 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 Bedford Road, Shefford?
£2,278 per square metre, from the 25 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 16 Jan 2026. 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, “Bedford Road, Shefford 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.