Homes in Clifton sell for a median £422,500
That is the middle of 138 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 6.7 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
41% of Clifton’s sales are detached houses
138 homes sold in three years: 57 detached houses, 43 semi-detached houses, 36 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 57 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £480K–£685K
- Last 12 months
- £520K15 sold
- New build
- £650K
median sale · 43 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £322K–£425K
- Last 12 months
- £376K14 sold
median sale · 36 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £290K–£405K
- Last 12 months
- £300K7 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 41% of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Clifton’s homes sold for between £340K and £540K
One sale in ten was under £277K and one in ten over £700K. 7% sold for under £250K.
The median, £422,500, sits in the £400–500K band
138 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 6.7 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £61,125 in 1995 to £410,000 in the last 12 months (£330,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
37 sales in the last 12 months, against 105 in 2021, the busiest year, and 20 in 2008. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 128% more sales than 2020.
Clifton costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Clifton, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £78K | £195K | £305K | £290K | £530K | £515K | £520K |
| Semi-detached houses | £55K | £93K | £169K | £226K | £249K | £338K | £376K |
| Terraced houses | £49K | £76K | £167K | £150K | £205K | £360K | £300K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 54% in 2021
289 new homes have been sold in Clifton since 1995; the share peaked at 54% in 2021.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £650,000
against £405,000 for a home sold on, 60% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 2.9% sold leasehold in Clifton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Broad Street is Clifton’s busiest street, with 15 sales in three years
9 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broad Street | SG17 | 15 | £365,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Shefford Road | SG17 | 12 | £520,250 | Mixed |
| 3 | Hitchin Lane | SG17 | 10 | £413,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Harwood Lane | SG17 | 8 | £558,475 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | New Road | SG17 | 7 | £385,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Stockbridge Close | SG17 | 6 | £336,500 | Mixed |
| 7 | Church Street | SG17 | 5 | £713,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Edinburgh Grove | SG17 | 5 | £654,950 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 9 | Windsor Gardens | SG17 | 5 | £650,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Clifton is the 6th most expensive of 33 towns in Bedfordshire
Clifton is one of Bedfordshire’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Bedfordshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Clifton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Shefford and Arlesey.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | — | £423K | 37 | +21% |
| Henlow | 0.8 | £440K | 30 | +28% |
| Shefford | 1.4 | £350K | 113 | +35% |
| Langford | 1.8 | £423K | 50 | +32% |
| Meppershall | 2 | £482K | 32 | +43% |
| Lower Stondon | 2.2 | £400K | 58 | +25% |
| Arlesey | 2.2 | £325K | 69 | +27% |
| Stotfold | 3.3 | £430K | 157 | +30% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Clifton
What is the average house price in Clifton?
The median home in Clifton sold for £422,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 138 standard sales (£410,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £552,000, semi-detached houses £365,000 and terraced houses £330,350.
Are house prices going up in Clifton?
The median was £367,500 in 2025, down 17% on 2024 (£445,000), and £410,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Clifton each year?
37 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 58 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Clifton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Church Street (SG17, £713,000), Edinburgh Grove (SG17, £654,950) and Windsor Gardens (SG17, £650,000).
How much does a new build cost in Clifton?
New homes sold for a median £650,000 over three years, against £405,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 8% of sales.
Is Clifton expensive for Bedfordshire?
Clifton is the 5th most expensive of 33 towns of 2,500 or more in Bedfordshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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