14 Acorn Way, Bedford, MK42 0QN
About 14 Acorn Way
14 Acorn Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0QN). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold August 2021 for £320,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 116 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 28 EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 is 11.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 70.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
14 Acorn Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 14 Acorn Way
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 22 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
5 August 2021Most recent
£320,000
+30.6%over 5 years25 May 2016
£245,000
+48.5%over 10 years7 June 2005
£165,000
+65.0%over 5 years26 November 1999
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0QN: £286,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 14 Acorn Way, 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 Acorn Way homes
Floor Area for 14 Acorn Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,759
Street avg £2,092
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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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
0.2 km
London Road Methodist Chapel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Shackleton Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB