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 £216,000 sits 402.3% above the 1995 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 58.4% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Oct 2021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
Certificate validity
Expired on 11 October 2021
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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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).
£216,000
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: £344,000 (2026–2019).
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 £1,547
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
328/mo
Falling 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.2dB