Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Bridge Road, Bedford, MK42 9LJ
3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Bridge Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Bridge Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK42 9LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 155.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Jan 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 January 2032
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Bridge Road, Bedford, MK42 9LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Bridge Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Bridge Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2022)
£250,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
19 September 2022Most recent
£250,000
+41.2%over 4 years1 October 2017
£177,000
+293.8%over 18 years6 April 1999
£44,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9LJ: £201,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Bridge Road homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Bridge Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,378
Street avg £1,833
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 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
0.1 km
The Angel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Shackleton Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 9LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB
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