Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£1,054,000
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£1,054,000
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The estimate for 1a is modelled from its 238 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK45 5DU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
238 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2005
Recent sales in MK45 5DU
5 sales, median £942,500 (2025–2017)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
1a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
21 December 2005Most recent
£585,000
+72.1%over 4 years16 February 2001
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 5DU: £942,500 (2025–2017).
30 High Street, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5DU
Sold Sept 2025
9c, High Street, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5DU
Sold Aug 2024
Homelands, High Street, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5DU
Sold Mar 2020
3 High Street, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5DU
Sold Jul 2019
2 High Street, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5DU
Sold Oct 2017
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1a is a five-bedroom detached house in Flitton, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 5DU). It has a recorded floor area of 238 m² (around 2562 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since December 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 238 m² the property is well over the postcode median (167 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,054,000 sits 80.2% above the 2005 sale of £585,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 January 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
1a has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1a, High Street, Flitton, Bedford, MK45 5DU
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
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On floor area, 1a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,458
Street avg £3,221
Floor Area
238 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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
Cobbett Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Greenfield CofE VC Lower School. 6 schools nearby.
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