17 Elger Close, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AU
About 17 Elger Close
17 Elger Close is a detached house in Biddenham, Bedford, Bedford (MK40 4AU). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in January 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 sits 314.2% above the 1998 sale of £113,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 36.7% below the postcode norm. At 111 m² it sits well below the postcode median (164 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
17 Elger Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
17 Elger Close has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
17 Elger Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£468,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£113,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 January 1998Most recent
£113,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 4AU: £580,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in MK40 4AU
22 Elger Close, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AU
Sold Apr 2024
£945,0002 Elger Close, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AU
Sold Dec 2020
£630,00011 Elger Close, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AU
Sold Apr 2020
£580,00028 Elger Close, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AU
Sold Nov 2014
£400,0006 Elger Close, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AU
Sold May 2013
£230,000
Versus other Elger Close homes
Floor Area for 17 Elger Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,018
Street avg £2,101
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 177 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.2 km
Biddenham International School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School. 19 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
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB