Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Willows is a three-bedroom detached house in Colmworth, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2LB). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 5 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 is 31.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 January 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Hot water system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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The Willows has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at The Willows, Little Staughton Road, Colmworth, Bedford, MK44 2LB
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed conservatory on rear elevation.
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The Willows valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£553,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 14 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 14 years.
18 July 2018Most recent
£420,000
+40.0%over 13 years3 December 2004
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2LB: £315,000 (2026–2018).
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Sold Nov 2020
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The Willows is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,471
Street avg £3,391
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
90/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Little Staughton Road — bus stop.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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