1 Ladybird Way, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BB
About 1 Ladybird Way
1 Ladybird Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6BB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft). The latest certificate (February 2014) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £335,000. 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. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 33.1% 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
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Ladybird Way's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Ladybird Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Ladybird Way
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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Ladybird Way saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 8 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
28 July 2022Most recent
£335,000
+31.4%over 5 years3 March 2017
£255,000
+2.0%over 10 months21 April 2016
£250,000
+27.9%over 2 years28 February 2014
£195,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 6BB: £277,000 (2025–2018).
Everything we know about 1 Ladybird 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Ladybird Way homes
1 Ladybird Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,527
Street avg £4,026
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 4 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dove Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wixams Tree Primary Academy. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB