16 Acorn Way, Bedford, MK42 0QN
About 16 Acorn Way
16 Acorn Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0QN). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2009. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Last sale on file: £237,000 in January 2019. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 107 m² it's 18.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 28 EPCs). Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 is 35% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 35.9% 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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
16 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 16 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 at least doubled since 1999.
£320,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 19 years.
£237,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
11 January 2019Most recent
£237,000
+35.4%over 9 years4 December 2009
£175,000
+17.8%over 6 years4 September 2003
£148,500
+10.0%over 8 months3 January 2003
£134,995
+17.4%over 3 years28 October 1999
£114,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0QN: £286,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 16 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
16 Acorn Way is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,215
Street avg £2,117
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 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