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15 Halesowen Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GG

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
156 m²
1679 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 15 Halesowen Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

15 Halesowen Drive is a detached house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9GG). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 156 m² it's 28.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £570,000 is 15.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 79.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £495,000. 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

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Halesowen Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Halesowen Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2013
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension.

    Agent
    Richard Batchelor Architecture
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    13/00620/FUL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£570,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£495,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 February 2021Most recent

    £495,000

    +68.9%over 15 years
  2. 23 March 2005

    £293,000

    +32.6%over 3 years
  3. 30 November 2001

    £221,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9GG: £305,000 (2023–2021).

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
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On the street

Versus other Halesowen Drive homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Halesowen Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,173

Street avg £2,367

Strongly above

Floor Area

156 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.

Crime

6/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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 9GG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK42 9GG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.8dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 9GG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 15 Halesowen Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.