37 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
About 37 Bedford Road
37 Bedford Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1591 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 47.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £510,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
37 Bedford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 37 Bedford Road.
- Jun 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Full: Part first floor, part two storey and single storey rear extension
- Reference
- MB/05/00603/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 37 Bedford Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£543,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.
£510,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
20 May 2021Most recent
£510,000
+431.3%over 24 years1 November 1996
£96,000
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
£210,00031 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Apr 2021
£375,00024 Bedford Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LS
Sold Jun 2020
£350,000
Everything we know about 37 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
Habitable Rooms for 37 Bedford Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,450
Street avg £3,395
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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.
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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