27 Moss Lane, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YT
About 27 Moss Lane
27 Moss Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Elstow, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 9YT). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 38.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
27 Moss Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey rear extension and single storey rear/side extension
- Reference
- 02/03025/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 27 Moss Lane
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
Price for 27 Moss Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 24 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2021Most recent
£370,000
+48.0%over 14 years16 March 2007
£249,995
+358.7%over 9 years29 May 1997
£54,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9YT: £340,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in MK42 9YT
17 Moss Lane, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YT
Sold Jun 2024
£362,00021 Moss Lane, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YT
Sold Feb 2021
£350,00020 Moss Lane, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YT
Sold Sept 2020
£340,0008 Moss Lane, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YT
Sold Nov 2018
£315,00025 Moss Lane, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9YT
Sold Feb 2017
£279,000
Everything we know about 27 Moss Lane, 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 Moss Lane homes
On years held, 27 Moss Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,891
Street avg £2,764
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Moss Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Elstow School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB