Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Lombard Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lidlington, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0RP). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
Sold September 2022 for £329,995. 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 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 74% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Mar 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 March 2025
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
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2 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 grown by over 3x since 2000.
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 23 years.
£329,995
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 23 years.
21 September 2022Most recent
£329,995
+59.4%over 7 years22 October 2014
£207,000
+25.5%over 9 years30 June 2005
£165,000
+83.3%over 5 years21 January 2000
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 0RP: £407,000 (2025–2022).
17 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP
Sold Feb 2025
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
6 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP
Sold May 2022
2 Lombard Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,929
Street avg £3,186
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 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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