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16 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
189 m²
2034 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 16 Bedford Road

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

16 Bedford Road is a detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.

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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.

16 Bedford Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate
Nov 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 November 2028

2 years remaining
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 16 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS

2decisions15documents8nearby
  1. Aug 2021
    New BuildFull
    Outcome in report

    No 2 new 1 bedroom semi detached bungalows.

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/21/02084/FULL
    Full record in report
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  3. ConditionsDecision

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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.

16 Bedford Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£582,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3LS: £375,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Bedford Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 16 Bedford Road runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

28 (F)

Street avg 57 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

189 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

1 Beehive Lane, Houghton Conquest

MK45 3GY

£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

0.1 km

Broadway — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Houghton Conquest Lower School. 7 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 3LS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

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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