3 Costin Street, Bedford, MK40 1RD
About 3 Costin Street
3 Costin Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1RD). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include a basement.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 127.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
3 Costin Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Costin Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Costin Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 May 2022Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 1RD: £180,000 (2020–2015).
Nearby sales in MK40 1RD
Versus other Costin Street homes
On years held, 3 Costin Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,482
Street avg £1,391
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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