Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
25 Bedford Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 26.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 59.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2020 at £177,500.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 April 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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25 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 17 years.
£177,500
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 17 years.
22 April 2020Most recent
£177,500
+29.6%over 12 years22 July 2007
£137,000
+50.5%over 3 years24 July 2003
£91,000
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
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Sold Dec 2023
23 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
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
On floor area, 25 Bedford Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,622
Street avg £3,444
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 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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