Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
61 Bedford Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4LL). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 12.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 57.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £189,995. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Aug 2026
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 August 2026
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Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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61 Bedford Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
61 Bedford Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 26 years.
£189,995
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 26 years.
8 January 2021Most recent
£189,995
+1.6%over 4 years6 January 2017
£187,000
+49.6%over 10 years6 July 2006
£125,000
+108.3%over 5 years10 November 2000
£60,000
+31.9%over 1 year13 May 1999
£45,500
+14.0%over 2 years5 September 1996
£39,900
+5.0%over 1 year30 March 1995
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4LL: £265,000 (2026–2024).
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61 Bedford Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£4,634
Street avg £4,067
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Ramsey Manor Lower School. 2 schools nearby.
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