Apartment 2, 75 Victoria Road, Bedford, MK42 9JR
About Apartment 2
Apartment 2 is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 9JR). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 64 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (64 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 64 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 49 EPCs).
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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
Apartment 2'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Feb 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side extension and two storey rear extension.
- Reference
- 04/03173/FUL
- Dec 2004SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Conversion of existing house, demolition of outbuildings and formation of a two storey rear extension to form four flats.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/03126/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Apartment 2
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Apartment 2 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9JR: £265,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in MK42 9JR
69 Victoria Road, Bedford, MK42 9JR
Sold Mar 2025
£285,000Flat 2, 89 Victoria Road, Bedford, MK42 9JR
Sold Jan 2024
£118,00078 Victoria Road, Bedford, MK42 9JR
Sold Oct 2023
£291,50673 Victoria Road, Bedford, MK42 9JR
Sold Dec 2020
£265,000Helen House, Flat 8, 86 Victoria Road, Bedford, MK42 9JR
Sold Feb 2020
£105,000
Everything we know about Apartment 2, 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 Victoria Road homes
Apartment 2 outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bedford Hospital A&E — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Cauldwell School. 26 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB