Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
12 Halesowen Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9GG). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £576,000 is 38.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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12 Halesowen Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 May 2022
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 May 2022
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12 Halesowen Drive has no planning applications on record.
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12 Halesowen Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£576,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 14 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 14 years.
27 October 2016Most recent
£415,000
+50.4%over 14 years28 April 2002
£276,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9GG: £305,000 (2023–2021).
47 Halesowen Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GG
Sold Dec 2023
8 Halesowen Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GG
Sold Aug 2022
26 Halesowen Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GG
Sold Aug 2022
45 Halesowen Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GG
Sold Mar 2021
15 Halesowen Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GG
Sold Feb 2021
Habitable Rooms for 12 Halesowen Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,485
Street avg £2,388
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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Crime
424/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Sandleford Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Elstow School. 15 schools nearby.
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