2 How End Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JT
About 2 How End Road
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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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2024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
Planning history
2 How End Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Full: Single storey side extension.
- Reference
- MB/06/00047/FULL
- Aug 2002ExtensionFullIn 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
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 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
Price for 2 How End Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£693,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 21 years.
£670,000
Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2020Most recent
£670,000
+26.4%over 13 years2 August 2007
£530,000
+265.5%over 5 years8 February 2002
£145,000
+68.6%over 2 years14 January 2000
£86,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3JT: £605,000 (2024–2009).
Nearby sales in MK45 3JT
Willows, How End Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JT
Sold Feb 2024
£690,0008 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
£900,0001 How End Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JT
Sold Aug 2010
£375,000How End House, How End Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JT
Sold Jul 2009
£605,000
Everything we know about 2 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
On years held, 2 How End Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,964
Street avg £3,612
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 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