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About 3 Bower Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Bower Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 3RD). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 80.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £305,250. 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
- Bedrooms3
Building
- Heating systemgas_fired
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Bower Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Oct 2023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£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£305,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bower Street homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 3 Bower Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,634
Street avg £3,120
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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 3RD 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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