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

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 24 Bedford Road

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

24 Bedford Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 104 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £421,000 is 20.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 44.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £350,000.

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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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble, Detached

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

24 Bedford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 24 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

24 Bedford Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Aug 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of gazebo to the rear of existing garage

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/22/02344/FULL
    View planning record
  2. May 2006
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Front of property

    Full: Single storey front extension.

    Reference
    MB/06/00546/FULL
    View planning record
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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.

24 Bedford Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£421,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£350,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 June 2020Most recent

    £350,000

    +204.3%over 21 years

  2. 11 December 1998

    £115,000

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.

CO₂ Emissions for 24 Bedford Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,365

Street avg £3,401

On par

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£426k

1 Banks Croft, Houghton Conquest

MK45 3GH

3 bed2 bath
£397k

1 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest

MK45 3LS

3 bed2 bath
£359k

1 Barleycorn Close, Houghton Conquest

MK45 3NX

3 bed1 bath
£344k

1 Adelaide Close, Houghton Conquest

MK45 3EL

3 bed1 bath
£343k

1 Bunkers Drive, Cotton End

MK45 3AT

3 bed2 bath
£341k

1 Bedford Road, Wilstead

MK45 3HN

3 bed
£413k

1 Armstrong Close, Wilstead

MK45 3EA

4 bed2 bath
£384k

1 Black Hat Close, Wilstead

MK45 3HE

2 bed2 bath
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

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.

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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

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