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3 sales on record
About 46 Howbury Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
46 Howbury Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 2.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 20.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £275,000. 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
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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2023
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£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2021)
£275,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 14 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.
46 Howbury Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,835
Street avg £3,195
Floor Area
97 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.
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