Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
32 Churchill Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Stewartby, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9LU). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since December 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 sits 181.9% above the 2003 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 43.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
32 Churchill Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 April 2028
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Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
3 applications on record at 32 Churchill Close, Stewartby, Bedford, MK43 9LU
Installation of two roof windows on the rear roof slope as part of a loft conversion.
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Price for 32 Churchill Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 25.3% per year over 7 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 25.3% per year over 7 years.
2 December 2003Most recent
£160,000
+385.6%over 7 years29 November 1996
£32,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 9LU: £385,000 (2024–2022).
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32 Churchill Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,119
Street avg £3,226
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Marston Vale Middle School. 5 schools nearby.
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