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2 How End Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JT

4 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
169 m²
1819 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 2 How End Road

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

2 How End Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3JT). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £670,000 in October 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 32% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4

Building

  • TenureFreehold
Energy

Energy performance

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

2 How End Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 How End Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 How End Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Mar 2006
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Full: Single storey side extension.

    Reference
    MB/06/00047/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2002
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Full: Two storey side/rear extension and detached double garage. Revision to planning permission 24/2002/0418 dated 16/05/02.

    Reference
    MB/02/01199/FULL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 2 How End Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.

Current estimate

£693,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£670,000

Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 October 2020Most recent

    £670,000

    +26.4%over 13 years
  2. 2 August 2007

    £530,000

    +265.5%over 5 years
  3. 8 February 2002

    £145,000

    +68.6%over 2 years
  4. 14 January 2000

    £86,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3JT: £605,000 (2024–2009).

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On the street

Versus other How End Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 2 How End Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,964

Street avg £3,612

Strongly above

Floor Area

169 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 8.4 t/year

Strongly 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.

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.

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The full 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 3JT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 3JT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 3JT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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