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1 Four Acre Drive, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3GT

EPC B2 planning records

Estimated value

£471,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£420,000)+12%
  • Against MK45 3GT's recent median (£370,000)+27%

Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£471,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£420,000)+12%
  • Against MK45 3GT's recent median (£370,000)+27%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Four Acre Drive is modelled from its 128 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in MK45 3GT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    128 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2020

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in MK45 3GT

    5 sales, median £370,000 (2025–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: May 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 September 2020Most recent

    £420,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3GT: £370,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 1 Four Acre Drive, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3GT. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • A planning decision worth checkingIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Four Acre Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Four Acre Drive is a detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3GT). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2020) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).

At 128 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 25 EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 is 12.1% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £420,000 in September 2020.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Jan 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 January 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Four Acre Drive, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3GT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 1 Four Acre Drive was refused — worth checking the council file.

2 applications on record at 1 Four Acre Drive, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3GT

2decisions51documents8nearby
  1. Feb 2022
    Full
    Outcome in report

    Erection of fence (brick wall)

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/21/05170/FULL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
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  • All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 8 notable nearby
  • The 51 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Four Acre Drive homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Four Acre Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£3,281

Street avg £3,340

On par

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 1.1 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

6 years

Street avg 5 years

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
Full Bedford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

181/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Straw Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Willow Grove Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Willow Grove Primary SchoolPrimary655m
  • Wixams AcademySecondary1.1km
  • Wixams Tree Primary AcademyPrimary1.2km
  • Lakeview SchoolPrimary1.9km

Nearest stops

  • Straw LaneBus stop216m
  • Juniper DriveBus stop460m
  • Manor RoadBus stop816m
  • B+M Distribution CentreBus stop1.5km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences830 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour458 reports21%
  • Vehicle Crime187 reports9%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson149 reports7%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK45 3GT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 3GT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 3GT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Four Acre Drive is modelled from its 128 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in MK45 3GT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 1 Four Acre Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Four Acre Drive was lodged in January 2020 at band B and is valid until January 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 1 Four Acre Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 8 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK45 3GT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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