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About 23 Costin Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Costin Street is an end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1RD). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in March 1996. 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 £184,000 sits 513.3% above the 1996 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 63.7% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
23 Costin Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£30,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Costin Street homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
23 Costin Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£411
Street avg £1,529
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 1RD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 59 points of interest in total.
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