21 Conquest Road, Bedford, MK42 9LR
About 21 Conquest Road
21 Conquest Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 9LR). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
Held since September 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 16% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 sits 59.3% above the 2006 sale of £150,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 95 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Conquest Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- May 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension.
- Reference
- 19/00226/FUL
- Jan 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02452/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 21 Conquest Road
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
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.0% per year over 7 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 16.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
7 September 2006Most recent
£150,000
+177.8%over 6 years21 October 1999
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9LR: £205,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in MK42 9LR
Everything we know about 21 Conquest Road, 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 Conquest Road homes
21 Conquest Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,579
Street avg £1,951
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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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
0.1 km
The Angel — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Shackleton Primary School. 25 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
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB