5 Corncroft Leys, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3GS
About 5 Corncroft Leys
5 Corncroft Leys is a detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3GS). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2017. The latest certificate (March 2022) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).
At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £355,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Corncroft Leys's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Corncroft Leys has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Corncroft Leys
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£355,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 April 2022Most recent
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3GS: £455,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in MK45 3GS
1 Corncroft Leys, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3GS
Sold Apr 2022
£400,0003 Corncroft Leys, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3GS
Sold Apr 2022
£530,0006 Corncroft Leys, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3GS
Sold Oct 2020
£455,0002 Corncroft Leys, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3GS
Sold Aug 2020
£470,0004 Corncroft Leys, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3GS
Sold Aug 2020
£375,000
Everything we know about 5 Corncroft Leys, 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 Corncroft Leys homes
Floor Area for 5 Corncroft Leys lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,859
Street avg £3,227
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 141 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 5 years
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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
0.3 km
Straw Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Willow Grove Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB