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1 Meadow Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JZ

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Floor area
140 m²
1507 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
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Overview

About 1 Meadow Road

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

1 Meadow Road is a detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2018. The latest certificate (September 2022) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).

At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 47 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £599,750. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Sept 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Valid until 5 September 2032

5 years remaining
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Meadow Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Meadow Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 1 Meadow Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£556,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£599,750

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 November 2022Most recent

    £599,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3JZ: £340,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Meadow Road homes

Four headline reads against 43 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Meadow Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,284

Street avg £3,540

Strongly above

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 5 years

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Meadow Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£502k

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£685k

1 Chapel Lane, Wilstead

MK45 3DH

£439k

1 Cawne Close, Wilstead

MK45 3FJ

£436k

1 Banks Croft, Houghton Conquest

MK45 3GH

3 bed2 bath
£424k

1 Armstrong Close, Wilstead

MK45 3EA

4 bed2 bath
£410k

1 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest

MK45 3LS

3 bed2 bath
£403k

1 Brambles, Wilstead

MK45 3ED

£385k

1 Chapel End Road, Houghton Conquest

MK45 3LN

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.
Full Bedford report

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

0.0 km

Straw Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Willow Grove Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 3JZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 3JZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 3JZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Meadow Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.