Skip to content
UK Property Looker

11 Comet Drive, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0QX

6 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 11 Comet Drive

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

11 Comet Drive is a detached house in Shortstown, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 0QX). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold November 2019 for £282,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2012. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 is 33.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 11 Comet Drive

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

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 11 Comet Drive, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0QX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2012
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Garage conversion to family room

    Reference
    12/00539/FUL
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 11 Comet Drive

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.

11 Comet Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£377,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£282,000

Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 November 2019Most recent

    £282,000

    -5.2%

  2. 1 November 2019

    £297,500

    +29.9%over 12 years

  3. 5 July 2007

    £229,000

    +54.2%over 4 years

  4. 17 July 2002

    £148,518

    +10.0%over 1 year

  5. 3 November 2000

    £135,000

    -46.0%over 11 months

  6. 26 November 1999

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0QX: £327,500 (2025–2016).

Before you offer

Everything we know about 11 Comet Drive, 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
Preview of the full property report
On the street

Versus other Comet Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 11 Comet Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,587

Street avg £2,483

On par

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.2 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.
£374k

1 Aldergrove Gardens, Shortstown

MK42 0JW

£388k

1 Brampton Close

MK42 0HD

3 bed
£399k

1 Acorn Way

MK42 0QN

3 bed
£355k

1 Bishop Mead, Shortstown

MK42 0GU

£350k

1 Brabazon Close, Shortstown

MK42 0FL

4 bed
£417k

1 Banks Close, Shortstown

MK42 0LL

£340k

1 Benson Close, Shortstown

MK42 0PH

£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

0.1 km

Brancker Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Shortstown Primary School. 7 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 0QX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK42 0QX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 0QX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

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 11 Comet Drive, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0QX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.