Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Court Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Stevington, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7QS). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in December 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 sits 551.8% above the 1997 sale of £56,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 78.4% below the postcode norm. At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 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.
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 March 2031
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7 Court Lane has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 7 Court Lane, Stevington, Bedford, MK43 7QS
Extension: Side and rear of property
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7 Court Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£56,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
18 December 1997Most recent
£56,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 7QS: £492,500 (2023–2017).
12 Court Lane, Stevington, Bedford, MK43 7QS
Sold Aug 2023
Lower Glade, Court Lane, Stevington, Bedford, MK43 7QS
Sold Jun 2021
4 Court Lane, Stevington, Bedford, MK43 7QS
Sold Mar 2021
17 Court Lane, Stevington, Bedford, MK43 7QS
Sold Dec 2020
2 Court Lane, Stevington, Bedford, MK43 7QS
Sold Oct 2017
Price per m² for 7 Court Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£629
Street avg £2,738
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
123/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Stevington Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Lincroft Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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