Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
26 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
223 m²
2400 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 26 Lombard Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Lombard Street is a semi-detached house in Lidlington, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0RP). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since July 2017. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump.
At 223 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
26 Lombard Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
19.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 September 2027
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 26 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
26 Lombard Street has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
26 Lombard Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£616,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 0RP: £372,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in MK43 0RP
17 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP
Sold Feb 2025
£372,50023 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP
Sold Jan 2025
£297,00036 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP
Sold Jun 2023
£407,00012 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP
Sold Sept 2022
£450,0002 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP
Sold Sept 2022
£329,995
Versus other Lombard Street homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
26 Lombard Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
223 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 0RP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 26 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.