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Get started6 Howden Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Biddenham, Bedford, Bedford (MK40 4PH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 74.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £295,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
6 Howden Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 23 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 23 years.
Years Held for 6 Howden Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,598
Street avg £2,836
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
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
Deep Spinney — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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13 February 2025Most recent
£295,000
+39.2%over 8 years26 August 2016
£212,000
+24.7%over 11 years24 June 2005
£170,000
+60.4%over 3 years15 March 2002
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 4PH: £232,000 (2022–2014).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
MK40 4TR
Closest school
0.4 km
St James' CofE Academy. 18 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB
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