1 How End Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JT
About 1 How End Road
1 How End Road is a detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3JT). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1113 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £587,000 sits 56.5% above the 2010 sale of £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
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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
1 How End Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 How End Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Full: Part first floor and single storey rear extension and single storey side extension.
- Reference
- MB/06/00058/FULL
- Feb 2004PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Full: Front entrance porch
Extension- Reference
- MB/04/00091/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 How End Road
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
1 How End Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£587,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 11 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
9 August 2010Most recent
£375,000
+99.5%over 9 years8 December 2000
£188,000
+14.3%over 1 year24 June 1999
£164,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3JT: £670,000 (2024–2009).
Nearby sales in MK45 3JT
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Sold Oct 2020
£670,0008 How End Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JT
Sold May 2020
£255,000Field Farm, How End Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JT
Sold Nov 2019
£900,000How End House, How End Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JT
Sold Jul 2009
£605,000
Everything we know about 1 How End Road, 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 How End Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 1 How End Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,627
Street avg £3,680
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
0.3 km
How End Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Houghton Conquest Lower School. 5 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
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB