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Get started12 Costin Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1RD). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 15.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 56.7% above the 2005 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 55% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 18 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
12 Costin Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£188,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.4% per year over 8 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 15.4% per year over 8 years.
CO₂ Emissions for 12 Costin Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,818
Street avg £1,436
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
River Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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5 December 2005Most recent
£120,000
+140.0%over 4 years19 January 2001
£50,000
+28.2%over 1 year13 July 1999
£39,000
+8.3%over 2 years8 July 1997
£36,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 1RD: £251,000 (2022–2018).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
MK40 1TH
Closest school
0.3 km
Priory Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.2dB
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