Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
9 High Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Oakley, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7RG). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 17.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 148 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (193 m² median across 21 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2025 at £490,000.
9 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 August 2034
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9 High Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
9 High Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£505,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 29 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 29 years.
31 January 2025Most recent
£490,000
+357.9%over 29 years31 August 1995
£107,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 7RG: £895,000 (2026–2023).
12 High Street, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RG
Sold May 2026
27 High Street, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RG
Sold Dec 2024
11 High Street, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RG
Sold Oct 2024
25 High Street, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RG
Sold Jun 2021
20 High Street, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RG
Sold Jan 2021
On years held, 9 High Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,311
Street avg £3,042
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.2 km
Queens Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Oakley Primary Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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