31 Acacia Road, Bedford, MK42 0HT
About 31 Acacia Road
31 Acacia Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK42 0HT). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 31). Main heating runs on dual fuel. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 122.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £305,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
31 Acacia Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Acacia Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 31 Acacia Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 5 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
14 July 2022Most recent
£305,000
+45.2%over 4 years3 October 2017
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0HT: £255,000 (2025–2024).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Acacia Road homes
Price per m² for 31 Acacia Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,013
Street avg £2,355
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St Michael's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
King's Oak Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB