Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 September 2030
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1 application on record at 1 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
FULL: ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND ATTACHED GARAGE TO SIDE.
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Price for 1 Bedford Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£410,000
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.
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).
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Sold Dec 2023
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Sold Mar 2022
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Sold May 2021
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Sold Apr 2021
24 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Jun 2020
Price per m² for 1 Bedford Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,877
Street avg £3,354
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Broadway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Houghton Conquest Lower School. 7 schools nearby.
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