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Get started21 Hurst Grove is a three-bedroom detached house in Lidlington, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0SB). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 95.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £350,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
A recent planning application at 21 Hurst Grove was refused — worth checking the council file.
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension, remove front dormer and replace with two dormers and a roof light. Extension to rear dormer, alterations to doors and windows and new front parking
21 Hurst Grove has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 28 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 28 years.
On years held, 21 Hurst Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,608
Street avg £2,834
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lidlington Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Extension: Front of property
Two storey front extension and rear roof dormer
7 February 2025Most recent
£350,000
+264.6%over 26 years22 May 1998
£96,000
28 November 1997
£96,000
+88.2%over 8 months21 March 1997
£51,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 0SB: £400,000 (2023–2020).
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
MK43 0AU
Closest school
0.1 km
Thomas Johnson Lower School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB
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