Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 £565,000 is 14.1% 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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Certificate validity
Valid until 15 August 2029
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15 Halesowen Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 15 Halesowen Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GG
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£565,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 19 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 19 years.
25 February 2021Most recent
£495,000
+68.9%over 15 years23 March 2005
£293,000
+32.6%over 3 years30 November 2001
£221,000
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
36 Halesowen Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GG
Sold Jun 2020
15 Halesowen Drive is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,173
Street avg £2,367
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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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