1 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
About 1 Bedford Road
1 Bedford Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2020. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on dual fuel.
It changed hands recently, sold November 2025 for £395,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 122.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
- LandYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2000ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
FULL: ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ATTACHED GARAGE TO SIDE.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- MB/00/00236/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Bedford Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 29 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
10 November 2025Most recent
£395,000
+5.3%over 4 years29 June 2021
£375,000
+50.6%over 6 years18 August 2014
£249,000
+13.2%over 5 years9 January 2009
£220,000
+300.0%over 11 years28 February 1997
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3LS: £350,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in MK45 3LS
19 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Dec 2023
£225,00023 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Mar 2022
£210,00037 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold May 2021
£510,00031 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Apr 2021
£375,00024 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Jun 2020
£350,000
Everything we know about 1 Bedford 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 Bedford Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Bedford Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,877
Street avg £3,293
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.1 km
Broadway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Houghton Conquest Lower School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB