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20 Broadway, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LT

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 15
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 20 Broadway

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

20 Broadway is a semi-detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3LT). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 is 39.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £165,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

20 Broadway sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate
Oct 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G15
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 26 October 2031

5 years remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached BungalowEPC GNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Broadway, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Broadway has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£230,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£165,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 December 2021Most recent

    £165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3LT: £315,000 (2024–2015).

On the street

Versus other Broadway homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 20 Broadway lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,113

Street avg £2,627

Above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 77 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Broadway

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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

Chapel End Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Houghton Conquest Lower School. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 3LT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 3LT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 3LT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Broadway, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.