16 Howbury Street, Bedford, MK40 3QU
About 16 Howbury Street
16 Howbury Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 93 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 37 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 is 19.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 37.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Planning history
16 Howbury Street has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 16 Howbury Street, Bedford, MK40 3QU
- Nov 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear/side extension
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02329/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
16 Howbury Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 December 2017Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 3QU: £300,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in MK40 3QU
Versus other Howbury Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 16 Howbury Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,226
Street avg £3,179
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Closest school
0.4 km
Castle Newnham School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB