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About 12 Howbury Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Howbury Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 86 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 35 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 14.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 44.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £290,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
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
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
12 Howbury Street is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,372
Street avg £3,173
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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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