Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
19a is a three-bedroom detached house in Wilstead, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3HN). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 sits 60.1% above the 2015 sale of £248,000. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 August 2025
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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19a has no planning applications on record.
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19a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 16 years.
£248,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 16 years.
8 October 2015Most recent
£248,000
+24.0%over 11 years2 September 2004
£199,995
+21.2%over 2 years28 August 2002
£165,000
+64.2%over 2 years20 December 1999
£100,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3HN: £302,500 (2023–2021).
13 Bedford Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HN
Sold Dec 2023
7 Bedford Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HN
Sold Mar 2023
15c, Bedford Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HN
Sold Jun 2021
15 Bedford Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HN
Sold Mar 2021
15d, Bedford Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HN
Sold Apr 2017
On floor area, 19a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,531
Street avg £3,234
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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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
0.1 km
The Woolpack — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wilstead Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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