What kind of home is 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR?

12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR?

12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR last sold for £240,000 in December 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £44,000 in April 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between April 1995 and December 2020, 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR rose from £44,000 to £240,000, a change of £196,000. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR?

The current EPC rating for 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in December 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR?

12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (947 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in MK42 0QR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR use?

The latest EPC at 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR?

12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR is in council tax band C.

Which area is 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR in?

12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR sits in Bedford. It falls within the MK42 postcode district.

What is crime like near 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR?

Police records around 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR show an average of 424 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR?

The closest primary school to 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR is Shackleton Primary School (373m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bedford Academy (563m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR?

The closest bus stop to 12 Brook Street, MK42 0QR is Oak Road, 229m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Brook Street, Bedford, MK42 0QR

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£281,000

Since the 2020 sale (£240,000)+17%
Against MK42 0QR's recent median (£249,995)+12%

Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

88 m²

947 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£281,000

Against its 2020 sale (£240,000)+17%
Against MK42 0QR's recent median (£249,995)+12%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 12 Brook Street is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK42 0QR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
88 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2013
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in MK42 0QR
5 sales, median £249,995 (2026–2014)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 12 Brook Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Sales timeline

9 December 2020Most recent
£240,000
+50.0%over 6 years
16 December 2013
£160,000
+10.3%over 5 years
3 March 2008
£145,000
+229.5%over 12 years
27 April 1995
£44,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0QR: £249,995 (2026–2014).

Nearby sales in MK42 0QR

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 12 Brook Street, Bedford, MK42 0QR. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
Larger development activity nearbyIn report
Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 12 Brook Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Brook Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0QR). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 17.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 35.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £240,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Summer houseYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 Brook Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Dec 2023

Current Certificate

Dec 2013

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 14 December 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Brook Street, Bedford, MK42 0QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Brook Street 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.

On the street

Versus other Brook Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 12 Brook Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,727

Street avg £2,697

On par

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 87 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.

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Crime

424/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Oak Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Shackleton Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Shackleton Primary SchoolPrimary373m
King's Oak Primary SchoolPrimary424m
Bedford AcademySecondary563m
Cauldwell SchoolPrimary1.2km

Nearest stops

Oak RoadBus stop229m
London Road Methodist ChapelBus stop237m
Paradine RoadBus stop311m
St Michael's ChurchBus stop442m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,356 reports35%
Anti-social Behaviour1,049 reports15%
Shoplifting807 reports12%
Public Order518 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 0QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 0QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 12 Brook Street is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK42 0QR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 12 Brook Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 12 Brook Street was lodged in December 2013 at band D and expired in December 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 12 Brook Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 21 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK42 0QR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 12 Brook Street is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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