Rent Evidence Pack · Central Bedfordshire

Average Private Rent in Central Bedfordshire

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£1,250
12-month change
+4.4%

The East of England stretches from towns within commuting reach of London to historic cathedral cities and the Norfolk and Suffolk coast — a region with a wide spread of rental markets. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Central Bedfordshire, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Central Bedfordshire averages £864 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £2,043 — a spread of £1,179 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £1,250, the Central Bedfordshire figure sits below the East of England average of £1,281 and below the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £1,250, up from £1,126 in July 2024.

The Central Bedfordshire Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Central Bedfordshire by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £864+4.8%
2 bed £1,097+4.6%
3 bed £1,374+4.6%
4+ bed £2,043+3.8%

24-month trend

July 2024£1,126June 2026£1,250

Average monthly rent in Central Bedfordshire, all property sizes: £1,126 in July 2024 to £1,250 in June 2026.

How Central Bedfordshire compares

Average monthly private rent, Central Bedfordshire against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Central Bedfordshire £1,250+4.4%
East of England £1,281+3.3%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Central Bedfordshire average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Central Bedfordshire 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Central Bedfordshire, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Central Bedfordshire, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Central Bedfordshire, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Central Bedfordshire, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • East of England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

See every published local authority in East of England — the same ONS rent figures, one region at a time ↗

See Central Bedfordshire’s gross rental yield and national rank — the UKPP Rental Yield Index covers every English local authority ↗

Thinking about a rent increase in Central Bedfordshire? Our Section 13 guide covers the notice, the £47 tribunal fee, and what evidence actually persuades ↗

Letting in Central Bedfordshire? Check where the Private Rented Sector Database rollout stands for this area ↗