Hillside, Church Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2JX
About Hillside
Hillside is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colmworth, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2JX). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in April 1999. At 128 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 30% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 sits 223.3% above the 1999 sale of £149,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 44.7% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Hillside sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hillside has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Hillside
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Hillside's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£485,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 30.0% per year over 2 years.
£149,995
Growth on file: 30.0% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
6 April 1999Most recent
£149,995
+68.5%over 1 year10 April 1997
£89,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2JX: £310,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in MK44 2JX
1 Church Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2JX
Sold Nov 2023
£365,0007 Church Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2JX
Sold Jul 2022
£310,00010 Church Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2JX
Sold Feb 2022
£290,000Chapel Farm, Church Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2JX
Sold Jan 2017
£835,000Willowdene, Church Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2JX
Sold Sept 2009
£250,000
Everything we know about Hillside, in one report
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
Versus other Church Road homes
Price per m² for Hillside lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,172
Street avg £2,934
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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
0.1 km
School Farm — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB