Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Bedford Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 557 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 sits 86.4% above the 2009 sale of £110,000. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
17 Bedford Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Oct 2018
Certificate validity
Expired on 4 October 2018
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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17 Bedford Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
17 Bedford Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£205,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 12 years.
£110,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 12 years.
14 October 2009Most recent
£110,000
+189.5%over 11 years30 March 1998
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3LS: £375,000 (2025–2021).
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Sold Mar 2022
37 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold May 2021
31 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Apr 2021
17 Bedford Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,125
Street avg £3,551
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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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