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3 sales on record
About 1 Howbury Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Howbury Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 35.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 22.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 94 m² it's 27% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 35 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). On the market in June 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Howbury Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.9 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.
1 Howbury Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2014)
£271,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Howbury Street homes
Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 1 Howbury Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,883
Street avg £3,193
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
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.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Howbury Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 3QU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 58 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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