31 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
About 31 Bedford Road
31 Bedford Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 is 14.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £375,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2022Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey front extension, rear extension and part garage conversion
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/22/01147/FULL
- May 2005FullIn report
Full: Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of pair of semi detached dwellings.
- Reference
- MB/05/00457/FULL
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 16 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
15 April 2021Most recent
£375,000
+38.9%over 14 years5 October 2006
£269,995
+17.4%over 1 year17 December 2004
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3LS: £375,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in MK45 3LS
1 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Nov 2025
£395,00019 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Dec 2023
£225,00023 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Mar 2022
£210,00037 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold May 2021
£510,00024 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Jun 2020
£350,000
Everything we know about 31 Bedford Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Bedford Road homes
Floor Area for 31 Bedford Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,778
Street avg £3,443
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB