2 Howard Close, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3QH
About 2 Howard Close
2 Howard Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Haynes, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 3QH). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 18 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. A recent sale: £680,000 in March 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 50.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
2 Howard Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Howard Close has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension
- Reference
- CB/16/05531/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Howard Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£701,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£680,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 2025Most recent
£680,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 3QH: £416,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in MK45 3QH
20 Howard Close, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3QH
Sold Dec 2024
£450,00042 Howard Close, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3QH
Sold Aug 2024
£630,0001 Howard Close, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3QH
Sold Jul 2021
£360,00044 Howard Close, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3QH
Sold Dec 2020
£416,00036 Howard Close, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3QH
Sold Feb 2020
£385,000
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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 Howard Close homes
2 Howard Close is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,560
Street avg £2,788
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
Northwood End Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Haynes Lower School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB