62 Nicholls Road, Bedford, MK42 0DX
About 62 Nicholls Road
62 Nicholls Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £240,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 21.7% above the 2019 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
62 Nicholls Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
62 Nicholls Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2011ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 11/01562/LDP
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 62 Nicholls Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 62 Nicholls Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£292,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.8% per year over 22 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 11.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
31 July 2019Most recent
£240,000
+77.8%over 10 years7 June 2009
£135,000
+15.4%over 5 years7 August 2003
£117,000
+112.7%over 3 years3 December 1999
£55,000
+167.8%over 2 years26 June 1997
£20,540
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0DX: £128,000 (2024–1995).
Everything we know about 62 Nicholls Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Nicholls Road homes
On epc rating, 62 Nicholls Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 73 (C)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tesco Cardington — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Shackleton Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB