36 Howbury Street, Bedford, MK40 3QU
About 36 Howbury Street
36 Howbury Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 47.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
36 Howbury Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 36 Howbury Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£425,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 19 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2021Most recent
£400,000
+146.9%over 18 years1 April 2003
£162,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 3QU: £300,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in MK40 3QU
Versus other Howbury Street homes
On floor area, 36 Howbury Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,478
Street avg £3,169
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB