Central Bedfordshire
SG15 house prices in Central Bedfordshire
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Central Bedfordshire, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£330,000
Range £175,900–£540,250 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- +5.0%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Feb 2024 and 28 Jul 2026.
Summary
House prices in SG15: the typical (median) sold price is £330,000, above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is up 5%, comparing 90 sales with 112, so a handful of homes can swing it. SG15 is a quiet market, with about 8 recorded sales a month. By property type, 45% were terraced homes (typically £290,000) and 27% were semi-detached homes (typically £354,250).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,516 a year: Central Bedfordshire's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on SG15: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
At around 8 sales a month, SG15 is quiet, so the median can look stronger than the market really is.
When selling here, the spread in SG15 is wide, with most sales between £175,900 and £540,250, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; sales are too rare here to hurry, so give the price a local agent’s sense-check; a quick cash sale buys certainty at a cost, usually about 70–85% of market value as a rough guide, not a quote, so weigh it carefully.
Sell houseFor buyers, SG15 sits above the UK average for typical prices, and rising, so do not let a fast-moving market push you past what the sold homes of your type support.
Before you offer in SG15, check planning history nearby (235 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,516 a year), and ask your conveyancer about the title.
The sold prices leave a lot open; the free SG15 OfferCheck closes some of the gap with flood, crime, planning and council tax.
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At a glance
SG15 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£330,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
8.4
Across 250 sales
12-month change
+5.0%
+5.0% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,516
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in SG15
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SG15
The quarterly typical price rose 4.5%, from £330,000 in Q4 2024 (28 sales) to £345,000 in Q3 2026 (4 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £330,000 | 28 |
| Q1 2025 | £333,250 | 30 |
| Q2 2025 | £307,500 | 16 |
| Q3 2025 | £330,000 | 37 |
| Q4 2025 | £341,500 | 26 |
| Q1 2026 | £355,000 | 29 |
| Q2 2026 | £460,000 | 11 |
| Q3 2026 | £345,000 | 4 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Feb 2024 and 28 Jul 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in SG15 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £487,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £175,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 44 | £487,000 | £400,000–£714,000 |
| Semi-detached | 66 | £354,250 | £230,000–£490,000 |
| Terraced | 108 | £290,000 | £238,975–£396,500 |
| Flat / maisonette | 23 | £175,000 | £114,000–£200,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Feb 2024 and 28 Jul 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of SG15 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SG15 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £175,900 and £540,250, around a typical £330,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Feb 2024 and 28 Jul 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SG15
Terraced homes were 45% of recorded sales (108 of 241). 87% of sales were freehold and 13% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached18%
- Semi-detached27%
- Terraced45%
- Flat / maisonette10%
Tenure
- Freehold87%
- Leasehold13%
See the figures
217 freehold (87%) and 33 leasehold (13%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SG15, including 2 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Feb 2024 and 28 Jul 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
71, RAMERICK GARDENS, ARLESEY
£315,000 (2025)£330,000 (2026)+4.8% over 0.9 yrs (+5.2%/yr)
37, GOTHIC WAY, ARLESEY
£163,000 (2024)£175,000 (2026)+7.4% over 1.5 yrs (+4.8%/yr)
11, CHURCH LANE, ARLESEY
£310,000 (2024)£338,000 (2025)+9% over 1.5 yrs (+5.7%/yr)
JOHN RIX HOUSE, ST JOHNS ROAD, ARLESEY
£220,000 (2024)£224,000 (2025)+1.8% over 1 yrs (+1.8%/yr)
17, STRAW PLAIT WAY, ARLESEY
£255,000 (2024)£260,000 (2024)+2% over 0.7 yrs (+3%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where SG15 sits in Central Bedfordshire
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in SG15
HAMPDEN HOUSE, HITCHIN ROAD, ARLESEY
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 28 Jul 2026
£186,000
71, RAMERICK GARDENS, ARLESEY
Terraced · Freehold · 24 Jul 2026
£330,000
13, CHASE CLOSE, ARLESEY
Terraced · Freehold · 24 Jul 2026
£360,000
67, LYMANS ROAD, ARLESEY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 15 Jul 2026
£360,000
6, GOODWIN DRIVE, ARLESEY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 26 Jun 2026
£335,050
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SG15 includes the Arlesey & Fairfield ward.
In plain English
What the Central Bedfordshire (SG15) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £487,000 against £175,000 for flats: about 2.8 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £175,900 and £540,250, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is a quiet district: only about 8 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 8 February 2024 and 28 July 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on SG15
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in SG15
£2,516
Band D a year in Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,677 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,957 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,237 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,516 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,075 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,634 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,194 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,032 |
These are Central Bedfordshire's charges for 2026-27, the authority SG15 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Central Bedfordshire · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near SG15
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Gothic Mede Academy.
All schools
Gothic Mede Academy
Primary · Academies · SG15 6SL
567 m
Good · 2017
Etonbury Academy
Secondary · Academies · SG15 6XS
1.2 km
Good · 2020
Fairfield Park Lower School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SG5 4FD
1.9 km
Outstanding · 2012
Pix Brook Academy
Secondary · Free Schools · SG5 4HB
2.0 km
Good · 2024
Derwent Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SG16 6BA
2.1 km
Good · 2014
Roecroft Lower School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SG5 4PF
2.3 km
Requires improvement · 2022
Raynsford Church of England Academy
Primary · Academies · SG16 6AT
2.5 km
Good · 2015
Henlow Church of England Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SG16 6AN
2.7 km
Good · 2019
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the SG15 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 8 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SG15
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around SG15
235
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 23 July 2026.
Recent applications
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/01904/NMAPermitted
320 m
Non-material amendment to planning permission Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/23/03541/OUT Amendment sought: Non material amendment to the description of development to remove the reference to a 64-bed care home and instead just reference a care home.
Received 2026-06-15 · decided 2026-06-19
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/01876/LBUndecided
320 m
Listed Building: Installation of an electric vehicle charging point to the southern elevation with associated cable works
Received 2026-06-11
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/01845/DOCUndecided
320 m
Discharge of Conditions 1, 2, 3 and 4 against planning permission ref. CB/25/03433/RM (Reserved Matters: following Outline Application CB/23/03541/OUT (Outline Application: with all matters reserved except means of access, for the demolition of 2 existing dwellings and erection of a 64 bed care home (C2 use) and up to 103 dwellings (C3 use), a new vehicular and pedestrian access off High Street, public open space, sustainable drainage systems and all ancillary infrastructure) Approval of (Appearance, Landscaping, Layout & Scale) for demolition of 2 existing dwellings, erection of 103 dwellings, a new vehicular and pedestrian access off High Street, public open space, sustainable drainage systems and all ancillary infrastructure)
Received 2026-06-09
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/01520/LBUndecided
320 m
Listed Building: replacement windows to the side elevation, one to the ground floor and one to the first floor.
Received 2026-05-13
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/01350/SDOCConditions
320 m
Discharge of Section 106 agreement obligations attached to planning permission CB/23/03541/OUT (Outline Application: with all matters reserved except means of access, for the demolition of 2 existing dwellings and erection of a 64 bed care home (C2 use) and up to 103 dwellings (C3 use), a new vehicular and pedestrian access off High Street, public open space, sustainable drainage systems and all ancillary infrastructure.). Discharge pre commencement obligations, paragraph 2 of part 2 of the first schedule Affordable Housing Scheme and first schedule part 4 Custom Build and Self Build Housing.
Received 2026-04-24 · decided 2026-05-20
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/01346/SDOCUndecided
320 m
Discharge of Section 106 agreement obligations attached to planning permission CB/23/03541/OUT (Outline Application: with all matters reserved except means of access, for the demolition of 2 existing dwellings and erection of a 64 bed care home (C2 use) and up to 103 dwellings (C3 use), a new vehicular and pedestrian access off High Street, public open space, sustainable drainage systems and all ancillary infrastructure.) Discharge of the first schedule, part 3, page 38 of the agreement (Landscape & Ecological Management Plan)
Received 2026-04-24
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SG15 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for SG15 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 235 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 23 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SG15
Decile 5 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled SG15 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 7, with a median of decile 5 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SG15 6AR, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 5 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so SG15 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SG15: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in SG15, band by band
Central Bedfordshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SG15 median sold price of £330,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCentral Bedfordshire | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £330,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,677 | £140 | 0.51% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,957 | £163 | 0.59% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,237 | £186 | 0.68% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,516 | £210 | 0.76% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,075 | £256 | 0.93% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,634 | £303 | 1.10% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,194 | £350 | 1.27% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,032 | £419 | 1.52% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SG15 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in SG15 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 236 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SG15. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
HAMPDEN HOUSE, HITCHIN ROAD, ARLESEY
SG15 6AR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 recorded sales
£186,000
2026-07-28
71, RAMERICK GARDENS, ARLESEY
SG15 6XZ · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£330,000
2026-07-24
13, CHASE CLOSE, ARLESEY
SG15 6UT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£360,000
2026-07-24
67, LYMANS ROAD, ARLESEY
SG15 6TH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£360,000
2026-07-15
6, GOODWIN DRIVE, ARLESEY
SG15 6AN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£335,050
2026-06-26
104, STOTFOLD ROAD, ARLESEY
SG15 6XR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£515,000
2026-06-05
80, HOUSE LANE, ARLESEY
SG15 6XX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£585,000
2026-05-22
22, GLOSSOP WAY, ARLESEY
SG15 6YG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-05-22
29, HOWBERRY GREEN, ARLESEY
SG15 6ZA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-05-22
19, HIGH STREET, ARLESEY
SG15 6RA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£265,000
2026-05-08
2, GOODWIN DRIVE, ARLESEY
SG15 6AN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£610,000
2026-05-08
6, TOPHAM GARDENS, ARLESEY
SG15 6AP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£610,000
2026-04-30
4, DAVIS ROW, ARLESEY
SG15 6RB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-04-28
30, STOTFOLD ROAD, ARLESEY
SG15 6XT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£650,000
2026-04-17
5, WESLEY CLOSE, ARLESEY
SG15 6SQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£180,000
2026-03-31
94, STOTFOLD ROAD, ARLESEY
SG15 6XR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£542,500
2026-03-27
190, HITCHIN ROAD, ARLESEY
SG15 6SD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£355,000
2026-03-12
76, HITCHIN ROAD, ARLESEY
SG15 6SA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£290,000
2026-03-11
17, HOWBERRY GREEN, ARLESEY
SG15 6ZA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-03-09
8, CARTERS WAY, ARLESEY
SG15 6UG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£322,500
2026-03-05
95, RAMERICK GARDENS, ARLESEY
SG15 6XZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-02-27
85, RAMERICK GARDENS, ARLESEY
SG15 6XZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£470,000
2026-02-27
40, ST JOHNS ROAD, ARLESEY
SG15 6ST · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£348,000
2026-02-27
66, CHASE HILL ROAD, ARLESEY
SG15 6UD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-02-26
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
Questions, answered
The SG15 report: your questions
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Nearby
Postcode districts near SG15
The closest districts to SG15 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in SG16 (Henlow) 1.5 miles
- House prices in SG5 (Hitchin) 2.9 miles
- House prices in SG6 (Letchworth Garden City) 3 miles
- House prices in SG17 (Shefford) 3.3 miles
- House prices in SG7 (Baldock) 3.8 miles
- House prices in SG18 (Biggleswade) 4.8 miles
- House prices in SG4 (Hitchin) 6.5 miles
- House prices in SG1 (Stevenage) 7.5 miles
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Data sources
Every SG15 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.