Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Howbury Street, Bedford, MK40 3QU
1 planning record
Estimated value
£335,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£313,075)+7%
- Against MK40 3QU's recent median (£300,000)+12%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£335,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£313,075)+7%
- Against MK40 3QU's recent median (£300,000)+12%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 7 Howbury Street is modelled from its 75 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK40 3QU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
75 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2020
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in MK40 3QU
5 sales, median £300,000 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
25 July 2021Most recent
£313,075
+67.4%over 11 years7 December 2009
£187,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 3QU: £300,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in MK40 3QU
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 7 Howbury Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Howbury Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 75.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £313,075 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 December 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Dec 2020from Sept 2009
EPC improved fromC71toD57
Low Energy Lighting
60%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 Howbury Street, Bedford, MK40 3QU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 7 Howbury Street, Bedford, MK40 3QU
1decisions1extensions9documents1nearby
- Mar 2016Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear box dormer.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00190/FUL
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Versus other Howbury Street homes
Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
7 Howbury Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,174
Street avg £3,216
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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.
Crime
328/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- Castle Newnham SchoolPrimary389m
- Bedford Free SchoolSecondary961m
- Bedford College16 plus997m
- St John Rigby Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
Nearest stops
- Howbury StreetBus stop89m
- The EmbankmentBus stop182m
- Dudley StreetBus stop277m
- Goldington AvenueBus stop415m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,300 reports39%
- Anti-social Behaviour897 reports15%
- Public Order447 reports8%
- Vehicle Crime353 reports6%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 7 Howbury Street is modelled from its 75 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK40 3QU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 7 Howbury Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 7 Howbury Street was lodged in December 2020 at band D and is valid until December 2030. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 7 Howbury Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 28 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK40 3QU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 7 Howbury Street is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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