Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
12 St Margarets Close is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lidlington, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0RL). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2023. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 sits 153.5% above the 2003 sale of £129,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 55.2% below the postcode norm.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 February 2033
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12 St Margarets Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
12 St Margarets Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£129,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
24 June 2003Most recent
£129,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 0RL: £292,500 (2026–2023).
21 St Margarets Close, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RL
Sold Apr 2026
16 St Margarets Close, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RL
Sold Jun 2025
11 St Margarets Close, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RL
Sold Mar 2025
8 St Margarets Close, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RL
Sold Mar 2025
15 St Margarets Close, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RL
Sold Nov 2023
On price per m², 12 St Margarets Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£872
Street avg £2,814
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
123/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oak Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Thomas Johnson Lower School. 2 schools nearby.
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