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

6 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 21 Bedford Road

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

21 Bedford Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 sits 50.3% above the 2015 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 21.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in May 2015. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

21 Bedford Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Bedford Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£233,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£155,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 May 2015Most recent

    £155,000

    +23.0%over 1 year
  2. 30 May 2013

    £126,000

    +6.8%over 1 year
  3. 26 June 2011

    £118,000

    -13.9%over 3 years
  4. 13 April 2008

    £137,000

    +19.1%over 2 years
  5. 16 June 2005

    £115,000

    +121.2%over 5 years
  6. 4 November 1999

    £52,000

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

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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.

21 Bedford Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,870

Street avg £3,437

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Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 93 m²

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Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

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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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 21 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.