10 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FH
About 10 Melrose Drive
10 Melrose Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9FH). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £598,000 is 40.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 54.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (March 2016).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 January 2026
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Planning history
10 Melrose Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 10 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FH
- Jul 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01157/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 18 years.
£426,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
24 March 2016Most recent
£426,000
+163.0%over 17 years29 June 1998
£161,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9FH: £300,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in MK42 9FH
19 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FH
Sold Feb 2024
£300,00031 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FH
Sold Oct 2023
£278,00046 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FH
Sold Apr 2023
£307,00025 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FH
Sold Aug 2021
£271,00011 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FH
Sold May 2021
£475,000
Versus other Melrose Drive homes
Floor Area for 10 Melrose Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,696
Street avg £2,657
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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Crime
424/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Elstow Lower School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Elstow School. 17 schools nearby.
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