16 Costin Street, Bedford, MK40 1RD
About 16 Costin Street
16 Costin Street is a mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1RD). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 360.5% above the 1995 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 56.8% below the postcode norm. At 88 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 18 EPCs).
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Energy performance
16 Costin Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
16 Costin Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16 Costin Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£198,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£43,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 June 1995Most recent
£43,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 1RD: £251,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in MK40 1RD
Versus other Costin Street homes
16 Costin Street outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£489
Street avg £1,524
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Closest school
0.3 km
Priory Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.2dB