Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Bedford Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Wootton, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9JT). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 67.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £310,000 in January 2023.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 February 2032
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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5 Bedford Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
5 Bedford Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£310,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
27 January 2023Most recent
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 9JT: £525,000 (2026–2024).
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Sold Jun 2025
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Sold May 2025
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Sold Oct 2024
5 Bedford Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £3,001
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
The Fox and Duck — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Wootton Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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