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 5 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 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% 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.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

12 Brook Street, Bedford, MK42 0QR

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

88 m²

947 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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 £294,000 is 22.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 36.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £240,000.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 12 Brook Street

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

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

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 12 Brook Street

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

Signs of HMO activity in the area
Larger development activity nearby

£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Current estimate

£294,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 26 years.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2020)

£240,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 26 years.

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: £227,000 (2023–2011).

Nearby sales in MK42 0QR

Before you offer

Everything we know about 12 Brook Street, 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

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

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 £2,437

Above

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

Below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£283k

1 Boscombe Lane, Shortstown

MK42 0EE

2 bed2 bath

£267k

1 Acacia Road

MK42 0HT

2 bed1 bath

£220k

1 Alburgh Close

MK42 0HG

2 bed1 bath

£317k

1 Beauvais Square, Shortstown

MK42 0GE

1 bed

£388k

1 Brampton Close

MK42 0HD

3 bed

£399k

1 Acorn Way

MK42 0QN

3 bed

£350k

1 Brabazon Close, Shortstown

MK42 0FL

4 bed

£434k

1 Atherstone Close, Shortstown

MK42 0GH

4 bed2 bath

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.

Full Bedford report

Crime

6/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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Brook Street, Bedford, MK42 0QR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.