Central Bedfordshire
SG17 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
£392,250
Range £179,400–£645,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Jul 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SG17: the typical (median) sold price is £392,250, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). SG17 is an active market, with about 19 recorded sales a month. By property type, 41% were detached homes (typically £535,500) and 24% were terraced homes (typically £330,000).
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 SG17: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
SG17 is neither busy nor quiet, at about 19 sales a month, which suits pricing from the latest sold homes better than from any single average or trend.
For sellers, detached homes typically sold for £535,500 against £183,500 for flats, which explains a spread of £179,400 to £645,000, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; buyers can compare homes at this pace but are not spoilt for choice.
Sell houseWhen buying here, on price, SG17 is well above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Before you offer in SG17, check planning history nearby (569 applications on record within 500 m), flood risk over the long term and council tax (Band D is £2,516 a year), and ask your conveyancer about the title.
With averages this broad, the free SG17 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning and council tax from the official sources.
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At a glance
SG17 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£392,250
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
19.1
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,516
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in SG17
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SG17 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £535,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £183,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 101 | £535,500 | £395,000–£750,000 |
| Semi-detached | 54 | £382,000 | £310,750–£475,000 |
| Terraced | 59 | £330,000 | £147,900–£415,500 |
| Flat / maisonette | 30 | £183,500 | £149,950–£260,500 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Jul 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SG17
The quarterly typical price fell 5.2%, from £405,000 in Q3 2025 (74 sales) to £383,750 in Q3 2026 (22 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | £405,000 | 74 |
| Q4 2025 | £365,000 | 61 |
| Q1 2026 | £410,000 | 52 |
| Q2 2026 | £440,000 | 41 |
| Q3 2026 | £383,750 | 22 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Jul 2025 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SG17 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SG17 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £179,400 and £645,000, around a typical £392,250.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Jul 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SG17
Detached homes were 41% of recorded sales (101 of 244). 84% of sales were freehold and 16% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached41%
- Semi-detached22%
- Terraced24%
- Flat / maisonette12%
Tenure
- Freehold84%
- Leasehold16%
See the figures
210 freehold (84%) and 40 leasehold (16%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SG17, including 5 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Jul 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where SG17 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 SG17
78, RIVER VIEW, SHEFFORD
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 21 Aug 2026
£150,000
2, ARNHEM PLACE, SHEFFORD
Detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£425,000
4A, NORTHBRIDGE STREET, SHEFFORD
Detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£580,000
37, STOCKBRIDGE CLOSE, SHEFFORD
Semi-detached · Freehold · 13 Aug 2026
£350,000
11, MALLARD CLOSE, SHEFFORD
Semi-detached · Freehold · 5 Aug 2026
£379,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SG17 includes the Ampthill ward.
In plain English
What the Central Bedfordshire (SG17) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £535,500 against £183,500 for flats: about 2.9 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £179,400 and £645,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 19 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 18 July 2025 and 21 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 SG17
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 SG17
£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 SG17 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 SG17
6
open schools within 3 km, nearest Robert Bloomfield Academy.
All schools
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Secondary · Academies · SG17 5BU
490 m
Outstanding · 2014
Shefford Lower School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SG17 5XA
684 m
Good · 2017
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SG17 5QS
1.2 km
Good · 2017
Campton Academy
Primary · Academies · SG17 5PF
1.6 km
Good · 2023
Clifton All Saints Academy
Primary · Academies · SG17 5ES
2.2 km
Good · 2022
Meppershall Church of England Academy
Primary · Academies · SG17 5LZ
2.5 km
Good · 2024
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 SG17 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 6 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SG17
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 SG17
569
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 21 September 2026.
Recent applications
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/02405/DOCUndecided
451 m
Discharge of Condition 3 against Planning Permission ref CB/23/02791/FULL
Received 2026-07-31
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/02186/FULLUndecided
444 m
Conversion and change of use of offices to two apartments. Cycle storage and EV Charger point.
Received 2026-07-10
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/02153/FULLUndecided
490 m
Single storey rear extension with rooflights
Received 2026-07-07
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/02081/LBUndecided
452 m
Listed Building replacement of ground floor and first floor windows with traditionally detailed painted timber windows
Received 2026-07-01
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/01325/LDCPPermitted
411 m
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft conversion including rear dormer with window, and rooflights to front elevation
Received 2026-04-27 · decided 2026-06-15
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/00758/FULLPermitted
319 m
Garage conversion with new pitched roof and cladding. Alterations from garage door to windows and door
Received 2026-03-09 · decided 2026-04-28
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SG17 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 SG17 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 569 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 21 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SG17
Decile 9 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 SG17 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 10, with a median of decile 9 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SG17 5LY, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 9 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 SG17 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SG17: 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 SG17, band by band
Central Bedfordshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SG17 median sold price of £392,250 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÷ £392,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,677 | £140 | 0.43% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,957 | £163 | 0.50% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,237 | £186 | 0.57% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,516 | £210 | 0.64% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,075 | £256 | 0.78% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,634 | £303 | 0.93% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,194 | £350 | 1.07% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,032 | £419 | 1.28% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SG17 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 SG17 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 248 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SG17. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
78, RIVER VIEW, SHEFFORD
SG17 5FN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£150,000
2026-08-21
2, ARNHEM PLACE, SHEFFORD
SG17 5UJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-08-14
4A, NORTHBRIDGE STREET, SHEFFORD
SG17 5DH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£580,000
2026-08-14
37, STOCKBRIDGE CLOSE, SHEFFORD
SG17 5FG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-08-13
11, MALLARD CLOSE, SHEFFORD
SG17 5YS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£379,000
2026-08-05
87, HIGH STREET, SHEFFORD
SG17 5LY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£580,000
2026-07-31
18, SHEFFORD ROAD, SHEFFORD
SG17 5RG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£410,000
2026-07-31
7, COOPERS COURT, SHEFFORD
SG17 5JR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£225,000
2026-07-31
34A, SHEFFORD ROAD, SHEFFORD
SG17 5LN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£600,000
2026-07-31
36, KINGFISHER ROAD, SHEFFORD
SG17 5YQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-07-24
226, SHEFFORD ROAD, SHEFFORD
SG17 5QS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£565,000
2026-07-24
14, HAYCOCK GARDENS, SHEFFORD
SG17 5QN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£741,700
2026-07-24
8, BLOOMFIELD DRIVE, SHEFFORD
SG17 5BU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-07-21
14, SULLIVAN CLOSE, SHEFFORD
SG17 5SG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£382,500
2026-07-17
2, COOPERS COURT, SHEFFORD
SG17 5JR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-07-17
39, EISENHOWER ROAD, SHEFFORD
SG17 5UP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£385,000
2026-07-14
12, CONEYGATE, SHEFFORD
SG17 5GB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£525,000
2026-07-14
115, ELGAR DRIVE, SHEFFORD
SG17 5RA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£303,000
2026-07-03
104, ELGAR DRIVE, SHEFFORD
SG17 5RA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£340,000
2026-07-03
61, RECTORY ROAD, SHEFFORD
SG17 5PF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,000,000
2026-07-03
8, FARADAY CORNER, SHEFFORD
SG17 5ZG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£351,500
2026-07-01
42, BROOKMEAD, SHEFFORD
SG17 5SA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£660,000
2026-07-01
34, TRUMAN PLACE, SHEFFORD
SG17 5TL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£355,000
2026-06-24
24, ROOKERY WALK, SHEFFORD
SG17 5HW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£385,000
2026-06-19
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.
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Postcode districts near SG17
The closest districts to SG17 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in SG16 (Henlow) 2.1 miles
- House prices in SG15 (Arlesey) 3.3 miles
- House prices in SG18 (Biggleswade) 4.5 miles
- House prices in SG5 (Hitchin) 4.8 miles
- House prices in MK45 (Bedford) 5.8 miles
- House prices in SG6 (Letchworth Garden City) 6.1 miles
- House prices in SG7 (Baldock) 7.1 miles
- House prices in MK42 (Bedford) 8.1 miles
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Data sources
Every SG17 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.