1a School Lane, MK42 6BH

Detached house98 m²EPC CBand DFreehold

1a School Lane, in MK42, is a freehold detached house on School Lane. It last sold for £345,000 in 2025 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 38% on its first recorded sale of £250,000 in 2015.

EPC CCouncil tax DGigabit broadband 89%

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Detached house
Detached
Floor area
98 m²
1,055 sq ft
Built
2009
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
2.2 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Indicatively £334,000£390,000 today, projected from its 2025 sale.

Indicative value
£334,000£390,000
Carrying the 2025 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 3.3%/yr across 2 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2025)
£345,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year across 2 sales.
Sold 2025 · £345k£390k£334k2026

From the 2025 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Bedford, the official average home value is £330,716+5% in a year, +21% over five.

Detached£562,804
Semi-detached£346,781
Terraced£276,752
Flat / maisonette£159,586

Covers the whole Bedford area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Every comparable — address, date, size, sold & adjusted price

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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 1a School Lane, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2015, up 38% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k200820122016202020242026£322k+38%Sold 2025: £345,000£345kSold 2015: £250,000£250k
£100k£200k£300k201520212026£322k+38%Sold 2025: £345,000£345kSold 2015: £250,000£250k
MK42 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against MK42's yearly median.

14 Feb 2025Most recent
£345,000+38%
Detached house · Freehold · +3.3%/yr since the previous sale
27 Mar 2015
£250,000
Detached house · Freehold · New build
Energy certificate 9 Oct 2014
Rated EPC C · 98 m² recorded
Built 2009
Property built
2000–2011
What a home of this era typically means
  • Built to tighter Building Regulations — good levels of insulation and double glazing throughout.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

Energy & running costs

What 1a School Lane's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band C (79/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £543 a year. The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 90
C69–80
This home · 79
D55–68
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
2.2 t/yr
current estimate
Built
2009
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£543/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
9 Oct 2014
lodgement date
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 2009 — modern enough building regs that the fabric should suit a heat pump's lower flow temperatures.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band D (≈£2,472/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 89% of premises.

Council tax
Band D
£2,472/yr · Bedford UA
Gigabit broadband
89%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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Every amenity category, counted with nearest distances
Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures in full

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Bedford 022D neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 6/10mid-range for England; household income about 33% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

6/10Mid-range for England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: living environment and employment score well, but a weaker housing & access.

Breakdown by domain
Income4/10
Employment7/10
Education & skills7/10
Health5/10
Crime7/10
Housing & access2/10
Living environment10/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 1a School Lane sits in its local market.

MK42 median
£280,000
last 8 years

1a School Lane: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 1a School Lane last sell, and for how much?

1a School Lane last sold for £345,000 on 14 Feb 2025, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 1a School Lane been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 1a School Lane between 2015 and 2025. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 1a School Lane?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 98 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 1a School Lane?

1a School Lane is in council tax band D, costing about £2,472 a year (Bedford UA).

How energy efficient is 1a School Lane?

Its most recent EPC rates it C (score 79). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 1a School Lane worth today?

Carrying its 2025 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 3.3% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £334,000–£390,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 1a School Lane?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at MK42 6BH

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on School Lane.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.