Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Riverside Towers is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity. At 78 m² this is the 9th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Riverside Towers, where floor areas span 36–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 78 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 is 39.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (December 2015).
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Riverside Towers's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 April 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Riverside Towers has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Latest sale on Riverside Towers was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 15 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 15 years.
3 December 2015Most recent
£190,000
+90.0%over 15 years13 July 2000
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0AU: £110,000 (2024–2011).
Riverside Towers, Flat 13, St Marys Street, Bedford, MK42 0AU
Sold Nov 2024
Riverside Towers, Flat 16, St Marys Street, Bedford, MK42 0AU
Sold Jun 2023
Riverside Towers, Flat 9, St Marys Street, Bedford, MK42 0AU
Sold Aug 2017
Riverside Towers, Flat 5, St Marys Street, Bedford, MK42 0AU
Sold Feb 2009
Riverside Towers, Flat 8, St Marys Street, Bedford, MK42 0AU
Sold Oct 2006
On price per m², Riverside Towers stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,436
Street avg £1,614
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
424/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bedford College — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bedford College. 30 schools nearby.
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