1 Home Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NH
About 1 Home Close
1 Home Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3NH). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £445,000. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 48.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
1 Home Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Home Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Home Close
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
Latest sale on 1 Home Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£453,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 24 years.
£445,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2025Most recent
£445,000
+10.7%over 5 years17 December 2019
£402,000
+211.6%over 19 years8 December 2000
£129,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3NH: £342,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in MK45 3NH
5 Home Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NH
Sold May 2021
£342,0003 Home Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NH
Sold Jul 2020
£352,5008 Home Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NH
Sold Jan 2018
£264,00010 Home Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NH
Sold Aug 2016
£219,00018 Home Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NH
Sold Dec 2015
£381,000
Everything we know about 1 Home Close, 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 Home Close homes
On years held, 1 Home Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,045
Street avg £3,374
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.2 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
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB