Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Home Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3NH). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 11 years since the last transfer (December 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 is 32.3% above the 2015 sale price.
18 Home Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2023
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 May 2023
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 18 Home Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NH
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey rear & single storey side extension following demolition of conservatory and garage
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18 Home Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£504,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 13 years.
£381,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 13 years.
18 December 2015Most recent
£381,000
+22.9%over 2 years10 September 2013
£310,000
+24.0%over 7 years6 October 2005
£250,000
+2.0%over 2 years28 February 2003
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3NH: £370,000 (2025–2019).
1 Home Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NH
Sold Feb 2025
5 Home Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NH
Sold May 2021
3 Home Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NH
Sold Jul 2020
8 Home Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NH
Sold Jan 2018
10 Home Close, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3NH
Sold Aug 2016
Floor Area for 18 Home Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,342
Street avg £3,453
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.2 km
Broadway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Houghton Conquest Lower School. 7 schools nearby.
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