Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flat 4 is a two-bedroom detached house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6BU). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft) and council tax band B. At 64 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (64–64 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (June 2013) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 17.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 37% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £185,000.
Flat 4's carbon output is low for the local stock.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jun 2023
Certificate validity
Expired on 19 June 2023
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Flat 4 has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Flat 4 saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 5 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 5 years.
15 February 2019Most recent
£185,000
+15.6%over 3 years18 December 2015
£159,995
+18.5%over 2 years24 October 2013
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 6BU: £180,000 (2023–2013).
Flat 1, 88 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BU
Sold Feb 2023
Flat 6, 88 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BU
Sold May 2018
Flat 5, 88 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BU
Sold Oct 2016
Flat 2, 88 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BU
Sold Nov 2013
Flat 3, 88 Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BU
Sold Sept 2013
On epc rating, Flat 4 stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,891
Street avg £2,622
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Years Held
7 years
Street avg 9 years
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Crime
424/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Wilstead Industrial Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lakeview School. 11 schools nearby.
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