Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Lombard Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lidlington, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0RP). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
Across 2012–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 63.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £372,500 in February 2025.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 October 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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17 Lombard Street 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.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2012.
£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 13 years.
£372,500
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 13 years.
3 February 2025Most recent
£372,500
+28.4%over 6 years2 August 2018
£290,000
+56.8%over 6 years11 April 2012
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 0RP: £407,000 (2025–2022).
23 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP
Sold Jan 2025
36 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP
Sold Jun 2023
12 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP
Sold Sept 2022
2 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP
Sold Sept 2022
6 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP
Sold May 2022
17 Lombard Street is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,688
Street avg £3,201
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.4 km
Thomas Johnson Lower School. 2 schools nearby.
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