Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
31 Barkers Piece is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Marston Moretaine, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0LY). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 488 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 45 m² this is the 6th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–86 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 (55 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (January 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £133,500 in November 2018. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 34.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it's 21.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 22 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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31 Barkers Piece's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jan 2021
Certificate validity
Expired on 31 January 2021
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31 Barkers Piece has no planning applications on record.
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9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Price for 31 Barkers Piece has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£145,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 22 years.
£133,500
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 22 years.
6 November 2018Most recent
£133,500
+27.1%over 12 years6 July 2006
£105,000
+6.1%over 1 year29 July 2004
£99,000
+209.4%over 5 years27 November 1998
£32,000
+16.4%over 2 years20 June 1996
£27,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 0LY: £255,000 (2026–2024).
35 Barkers Piece, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0LY
Sold Mar 2026
19 Barkers Piece, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0LY
Sold Oct 2025
39 Barkers Piece, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0LY
Sold Jul 2025
3 Barkers Piece, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0LY
Sold Feb 2024
45 Barkers Piece, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0LY
Sold Feb 2024
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Nearest stop
0.2 km
Watson Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Marston Moreteyne VC School. 4 schools nearby.
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