Willow Green, Bowers Lane, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1DL
About Willow Green
Willow Green is a five-bedroom detached house in Riseley, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2021) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £782,000 is 18.5% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £660,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagesingle
- LandYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Willow Green has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Alterations to garage roof at side, including: raise roof height and the addition of front and rear dormers to provide additional living accommodation
- Reference
- 13/01982/FUL
- Jul 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a conservatory on rear elevation
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/01303/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Willow Green has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£782,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 20 years.
£660,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
6 April 2021Most recent
£660,000
+85.9%over 17 years18 June 2003
£355,000
+22.4%over 1 year28 June 2001
£290,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in MK44 1DL: £380,000 (2017–1999).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bowers Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Riseley CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB