5 Russell Crescent, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2AY
About 5 Russell Crescent
5 Russell Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Maulden, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £483,000 is 11% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £435,000. 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
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
5 Russell Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Russell Crescent has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Full: Single storey front extension.
- Reference
- MB/06/00826/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Russell Crescent has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£483,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2021Most recent
£435,000
+443.8%over 25 years20 August 1996
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2AY: £410,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in MK45 2AY
7 Russell Crescent, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2AY
Sold Apr 2024
£535,0006 Russell Crescent, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2AY
Sold Jan 2020
£410,0009 Russell Crescent, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2AY
Sold Aug 2017
£344,0008 Russell Crescent, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2AY
Sold Aug 2017
£480,0004 Russell Crescent, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2AY
Sold May 2012
£245,000
Everything we know about 5 Russell Crescent, 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 Russell Crescent homes
Floor Area for 5 Russell Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,242
Street avg £3,022
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Maulden Lower School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Maulden Lower School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB