Rent Rises
East of England · September 2026

Rent in Central Bedfordshire is up

+4.4%

The average private rent in Central Bedfordshire is now £1,258 a month, £53 more than in September 2025. That's £636 a year more for the average renter. It's 152nd of 334 areas, and 16th of 45 in East of England.

Since 2015

£721£963£1,206£1,448201520172019202120232025
━ Central Bedfordshire   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Central Bedfordshire£1,258+4.4%+30%
East of England£1,298+3.8%+32%
England£1,466+4.0%+35%
UK£1,406+3.8%+35%

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Rent in Central Bedfordshire is up 4.4% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£870+4.6%
2 bed£1,105+4.6%
3 bed£1,386+4.9%
4+ bed£2,057+4.1%
Flat / maisonette£995+4.0%
Terraced£1,213+4.7%
Semi-detached£1,362+4.7%
Detached£1,772+4.2%

Nearby in the table

Stevenage +4.7%Castle Point +4.6%Breckland +4.6%Ipswich +4.5%Harlow +4.4%West Suffolk +4.2%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E06000056), published 9:30am on 21 October 2026. Averages across all private tenancies, not asking rents. Five-year change compares September 2026 with September 2021. Method · Journalists