1 Hobby Grove, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FG
About 1 Hobby Grove
1 Hobby Grove is a detached house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6FG). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2019. The latest certificate (June 2022) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).
At 143 m² it sits well below the postcode median (233 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 25.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £540,495 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Hobby Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Hobby Grove was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£574,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£540,495
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2022Most recent
£540,495
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 6FG: £698,995 (2022–2022).
Nearby sales in MK42 6FG
2 Hobby Grove, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FG
Sold Jul 2022
£551,9953 Hobby Grove, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FG
Sold Jun 2022
£725,9954 Hobby Grove, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FG
Sold Jun 2022
£725,9955 Hobby Grove, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FG
Sold Mar 2022
£674,9956 Hobby Grove, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FG
Sold Mar 2022
£698,995
Everything we know about 1 Hobby Grove, 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 Hobby Grove homes
1 Hobby Grove is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,780
Street avg £3,150
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 220 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 4 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Duck End Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Wixams Academy. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB