8 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FH
About 8 Melrose Drive
8 Melrose Drive is a detached house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9FH). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £487,000 sits 50.8% above the 2014 sale of £323,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 39% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Melrose Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2017AmendmentIn report
Erection of 1.8m high feather board boundary fence (development already carried out)
Retrospective- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/03019/S73A
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Melrose Drive
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Melrose Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 16 years.
£323,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
27 July 2014Most recent
£323,000
+50.2%over 13 years11 July 2001
£215,000
+40.6%over 2 years23 July 1998
£152,950
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
Everything we know about 8 Melrose Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Melrose Drive homes
8 Melrose Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,523
Street avg £2,665
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB