Central Bedfordshire
SG16 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
£360,000
Range £210,000–£600,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- -3.6%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 23 Aug 2024 and 25 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SG16: the typical (median) sold price is £360,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is down 3.6%. SG16 is a quiet market, with about 10 recorded sales a month. By property type, 39% were terraced homes (typically £309,000) and 30% were detached homes (typically £540,000).
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 SG16: a quiet market, so take your time
Only about 10 sales a month sell in SG16, at a lower median than a year ago, so the pressure is on sellers and buyers can take their time.
If you are thinking of selling, the £210,000 to £600,500 range is where most SG16 sales landed, so find the sold homes closest to yours and price against those; 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 houseIf you are looking to buy, on price, SG16 is well above the UK average, though prices have eased, so there may be room to negotiate; just remember one year of falls is not a forecast.
Our checklist before an offer: flood risk over the long term, council tax (Band D is £2,516 a year) and what has been built or proposed nearby, plus the title, which your conveyancer should review.
With averages this broad, the free SG16 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning and council tax from the official sources.
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At a glance
SG16 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£360,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
10.4
Across 250 sales
12-month change
-3.6%
-3.6% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,516
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in SG16
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 SG16
The quarterly typical price rose 7.4%, from £360,000 in Q4 2024 (39 sales) to £386,750 in Q3 2026 (16 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £360,000 | 39 |
| Q1 2025 | £355,000 | 37 |
| Q2 2025 | £407,500 | 26 |
| Q3 2025 | £345,000 | 37 |
| Q4 2025 | £360,000 | 33 |
| Q1 2026 | £350,000 | 21 |
| Q2 2026 | £350,000 | 21 |
| Q3 2026 | £386,750 | 16 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 23 Aug 2024 and 25 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in SG16 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £540,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £175,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 74 | £540,000 | £435,600–£760,000 |
| Semi-detached | 70 | £372,500 | £299,500–£483,000 |
| Terraced | 94 | £309,000 | £197,200–£375,600 |
| Flat / maisonette | 5 | £175,000 | £134,800–£257,600 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 23 Aug 2024 and 25 Aug 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of SG16 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SG16 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £210,000 and £600,500, around a typical £360,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 23 Aug 2024 and 25 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SG16
Terraced homes were 39% of recorded sales (94 of 243). 94% of sales were freehold and 6% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached30%
- Semi-detached29%
- Terraced39%
- Flat / maisonette2%
Tenure
- Freehold94%
- Leasehold6%
See the figures
234 freehold (94%) and 16 leasehold (6%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SG16, 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 23 Aug 2024 and 25 Aug 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.
39, BELPAIRE CLOSE, HENLOW
£455,000 (2025)£465,000 (2025)+2.2% over 0.6 yrs (+3.7%/yr)
34, WOODPECKER MEAD, HENLOW
£435,000 (2024)£420,000 (2025)-3.4% over 0.6 yrs (-5.6%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where SG16 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 SG16
11, BOUNDARY CLOSE, HENLOW
Detached · Freehold · 25 Aug 2026
£550,000
70, NEWTOWN, HENLOW
Terraced · Freehold · 24 Aug 2026
£390,000
6, WESTFIELD ROAD, HENLOW
Semi-detached · Freehold · 13 Aug 2026
£460,000
3, DERWENT ROAD, HENLOW
Semi-detached · Freehold · 11 Aug 2026
£303,500
27, CHERRY TREES, HENLOW
Semi-detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£337,500
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SG16 includes the Cadwell ward.
In plain English
What the Central Bedfordshire (SG16) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £540,000 against £309,000 for terraced homes: about 1.7 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Nearly all of these sales (94%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- This is a quiet district: only about 10 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 23 August 2024 and 25 August 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 SG16
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 SG16
£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 SG16 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 SG16
7
open schools within 3 km, nearest Derwent Primary School.
All schools
Derwent Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SG16 6BA
819 m
Good · 2014
Stondon Lower School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SG16 6LQ
2.0 km
Good · 2012
Raynsford Church of England Academy
Primary · Academies · SG16 6AT
2.1 km
Good · 2015
Henlow Church of England Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SG16 6AN
2.5 km
Good · 2019
Gothic Mede Academy
Primary · Academies · SG15 6SL
2.5 km
Good · 2017
Clifton All Saints Academy
Primary · Academies · SG17 5ES
2.5 km
Good · 2022
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SG17 5QS
2.9 km
Good · 2017
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 SG16 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 7 open schools within 3 km, 7 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SG16
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 SG16
6
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 20 October 2026.
Recent applications
CentralBedfordshire/CB/25/02441/FULLPermitted
412 m
Erection of first floor rear/side extension, new window
Received 2025-07-29 · decided 2025-09-26
CentralBedfordshire/CB/22/04874/FULLPermitted
412 m
Ground floor rear extension
Received 2022-12-19 · decided 2023-02-27
CentralBedfordshire/CB/21/03661/DOCConditions
499 m
Discharge of Conditions 1,2,3 and 4 against Planning Permission CB/19/04051/FULL (Proposed construction of a sewage pumping station, a rising main, gravity sewers, pipework and associated manholes.)
Received 2021-08-06 · decided 2021-11-23
CentralBedfordshire/CB/20/03763/ADVPermitted
412 m
Sales material to promote the sale of 84 refurbished properties
Received 2020-10-20 · decided 2020-12-02
CentralBedfordshire/CB/19/04178/PADMRejected
499 m
Prior Notification for Proposed Demolition: of 59 Shefford Road is pursuant to outline planning permission CB/17/03887/OUT.
Received 2019-12-12 · decided 2020-01-09
CentralBedfordshire/CB/19/04051/FULLPermitted
499 m
Proposed construction of a sewage pumping station, a rising main, gravity sewers, pipework and associated manholes.
Received 2019-12-03 · decided 2020-02-12
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SG16 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 6 held; run a live planning search for SG16 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 6 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 20 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SG16
Decile 8 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 SG16 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 8 to decile 9, with a median of decile 8 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SG16 6AJ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 8 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 SG16 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SG16: 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 SG16, band by band
Central Bedfordshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SG16 median sold price of £360,000 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÷ £360,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,677 | £140 | 0.47% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,957 | £163 | 0.54% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,237 | £186 | 0.62% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,516 | £210 | 0.70% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,075 | £256 | 0.85% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,634 | £303 | 1.01% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,194 | £350 | 1.17% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,032 | £419 | 1.40% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SG16 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 SG16 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 241 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SG16. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
11, BOUNDARY CLOSE, HENLOW
SG16 6FP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£550,000
2026-08-25
70, NEWTOWN, HENLOW
SG16 6AJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£390,000
2026-08-24
6, WESTFIELD ROAD, HENLOW
SG16 6BN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-08-13
3, DERWENT ROAD, HENLOW
SG16 6HE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£303,500
2026-08-11
27, CHERRY TREES, HENLOW
SG16 6DT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£337,500
2026-08-07
2, WREN CLOSE, HENLOW
SG16 6GD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£387,500
2026-08-07
39, HILLSIDE ROAD, HENLOW
SG16 6LP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£290,000
2026-08-03
19, THE DAIRY, HENLOW
SG16 6JD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£465,000
2026-07-17
6, BRITTAINS RISE, HENLOW
SG16 6JT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£422,500
2026-07-15
7, HARRIER MILL, HENLOW
SG16 6BQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£725,000
2026-07-14
19, FAKESWELL LANE, HENLOW
SG16 6JY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-07-10
38, BEVERLEY GARDENS, HENLOW
SG16 6GQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£585,000
2026-07-10
7, VENTURE CROFT, HENLOW
SG16 6PE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£386,000
2026-07-10
4, HARE PARK TERRACE, HENLOW
SG16 6LH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-07-10
28, OLYMPUS ROAD, HENLOW
SG16 6HD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-07-03
59, TEDDER AVENUE, HENLOW
SG16 6HW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£340,000
2026-07-03
12, WELCHS CLOSE, HENLOW
SG16 6NQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£412,000
2026-06-26
15, SIGNAL CLOSE, HENLOW
SG16 6FE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-06-24
3, LIME WALK, HENLOW
SG16 6DQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£322,000
2026-06-19
18, LOGANBERRY WAY, HENLOW
SG16 6GH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£622,500
2026-06-19
26, COACH ROAD, HENLOW
SG16 6BU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£485,000
2026-06-18
63, GROVESIDE, HENLOW
SG16 6AR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-06-12
22, LANGFORD ROAD, HENLOW
SG16 6AF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£166,845
2026-06-04
9, POLLARDS WAY, HENLOW
SG16 6NF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£890,000
2026-05-29
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 SG16 report: your questions
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Nearby
Postcode districts near SG16
The closest districts to SG16 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in SG15 (Arlesey) 1.5 miles
- House prices in SG17 (Shefford) 2.1 miles
- House prices in SG5 (Hitchin) 3 miles
- House prices in SG6 (Letchworth Garden City) 4.1 miles
- House prices in SG18 (Biggleswade) 5 miles
- House prices in SG7 (Baldock) 5.3 miles
- House prices in SG4 (Hitchin) 6.8 miles
- House prices in MK45 (Bedford) 7.3 miles
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Data sources
Every SG16 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.