Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
23 Bedford Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £210,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 18.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 59% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 June 2028
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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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23 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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 22 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 22 years.
18 March 2022Most recent
£210,000
+20.0%over 2 years25 July 2019
£175,000
+52.2%over 6 years30 April 2013
£115,000
+9.5%over 4 years6 March 2009
£105,000
-10.3%over 4 years21 January 2005
£117,000
+103.5%over 4 years8 June 2000
£57,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3LS: £375,000 (2025–2021).
1 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Nov 2025
19 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Dec 2023
37 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold May 2021
31 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Apr 2021
24 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Jun 2020
23 Bedford Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £3,435
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 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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