10 St Marys Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9XQ
About 10 St Marys Close
10 St Marys Close is a detached house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £330,000 in February 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 is 24.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Planning history
10 St Marys Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 10 St Marys Close
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- 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 1998.
£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 23 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2021Most recent
£330,000
+46.7%over 10 years26 February 2010
£225,000
+69.2%over 9 years10 August 2000
£133,000
+12.7%over 2 years30 July 1998
£117,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9XQ: £276,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in MK42 9XQ
9 St Marys Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9XQ
Sold Aug 2025
£250,00011 St Marys Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9XQ
Sold Jan 2025
£276,5006 St Marys Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9XQ
Sold Oct 2022
£371,00015 St Marys Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9XQ
Sold Nov 2021
£305,0001 St Marys Close, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9XQ
Sold Sept 2021
£275,000
Everything we know about 10 St Marys Close, 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 St Marys Close homes
On habitable rooms, 10 St Marys Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,797
Street avg £2,860
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cosmic Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Camestone School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB