15b, Bedford Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HN
About 15b
15b is a three-bedroom detached house in Wilstead, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3HN). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 76 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in September 2016. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 is 26.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 96.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2021.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
15b 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Two storey rear extension and first floor side extension.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00893/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 20 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
15 September 2016Most recent
£305,000
+28.2%over 8 years22 May 2008
£238,000
+8.2%over 2 years25 September 2005
£220,000
+17.0%over 2 years4 September 2003
£188,000
+113.6%over 5 years1 October 1997
£88,000
+8.6%over 11 months16 October 1996
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3HN: £302,500 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in MK45 3HN
13 Bedford Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HN
Sold Dec 2023
£315,0007 Bedford Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HN
Sold Mar 2023
£495,00015c, Bedford Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HN
Sold Jun 2021
£275,00015 Bedford Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HN
Sold Mar 2021
£280,00015d, Bedford Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HN
Sold Apr 2017
£235,000
Everything we know about 15b, 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 Bedford Road homes
EPC Rating for 15b lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,013
Street avg £3,100
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
0.1 km
The Woolpack — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wilstead Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB