9 Blackbird Close, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FH
About 9 Blackbird Close
9 Blackbird Close is a detached house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6FH). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2019. The latest certificate (August 2022) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since June 2022. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 143 m² it's 20.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (179 m² median across 10 EPCs). Sold June 2022 for £551,495. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Blackbird Close 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£579,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£551,495
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2022Most recent
£551,495
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 6FH: £674,995 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in MK42 6FH
8 Blackbird Close, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FH
Sold Mar 2025
£690,0002 Blackbird Close, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FH
Sold Dec 2024
£735,00010 Blackbird Close, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FH
Sold Jan 2023
£562,9956 Blackbird Close, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FH
Sold Dec 2022
£559,9954 Blackbird Close, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FH
Sold Nov 2022
£555,995
Everything we know about 9 Blackbird Close, 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 Blackbird Close homes
Years Held for 9 Blackbird Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,857
Street avg £3,485
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 179 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 3 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
0.8 km
Wixams Academy. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB