Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

53 CHURCH ROAD

WILLINGTON, BEDFORD, MK44 3PU

£795,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Unknown	0.1 miles
Shop	Rogers of Bedford	1.3 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire Polhill Campus	2.6 miles
Train station	Bedford St Johns	3.6 miles
Hospital	Bedford Hospital SDEC - Same Day Emergency Care	3.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

143 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1976-1982

Last sold

£795,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£5,559/m²

Local average

£429,283 (21 sales)

Street crime

3 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 21/05/2019

Expiry date: 20/05/2029

Current heating cost: £979/year

Potential heating cost: £800/year

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (6,000)
Upgrade heating controls (450)
Solar water heating (6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	20/02/2026	£795,000	Semi-detached	+48.6%	£807,126 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	26/09/2019	£535,000	Semi-detached	—	£690,636 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£795,000
listed	19/09/2025	£795,000
sold	01/01/2019	£535,000
sold	01/01/2001	£232,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
46 CHURCH ROAD, WILLINGTON, BEDFORD, MK44 3PU	£520,000	13/10/2023	Semi-detached

Area average: £520,000 (1 sale)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 30.9%

10y growth 49.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Bedford. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 5.9%

5y (index) 23.5%

10y (index) 48.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Bedford. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,051/mo

Realistic £1,168/mo

Optimistic £1,285/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Bedford.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Northants Central: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.15%

Max investor price (0.8%) £146,000

Target investor price (1%) £116,800

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	1
Criminal damage and arson	1
Other theft	1
Total incidents	3

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Sheerhatch Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 24 Jan 2022
Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	1.9 miles	Good — 15 Nov 2022
Goldington Green Academy	Primary	2.0 miles	Good — 16 Feb 2011
Moggerhanger Primary School	Primary	2.2 miles	Good — 27 Nov 2014
Renhold VC Primary School	Primary	2.2 miles	Good — 11 Mar 2020

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 53 CHURCH ROAD, WILLINGTON, BEDFORD, MK44 3PU

## Property details

- Slug: `353c27d` (address key hash: `353c27db754609032dd763f7305312ba9b7ab9d4`)
- Postcode: MK44 3PU
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 3
- Floor area: 143 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £795,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £5,559/m²
- Local average: £429,283 (21 sales)
- Street crime: 3 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £795,000
- Date: 2026-02-20
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 20/05/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £979/year

### Recommendations
- W2 (6,000)
- G (450)
- N (6,000)
- U (5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2398-8088-7295-6841-5930)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-20 | £795,000 | Semi-detached | +48.6% | £807,126 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-d096-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2019-09-26 | £535,000 | Semi-detached | — | £690,636 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/965b6d90-fd47-95e4-e053-6c04a8c07729) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 53 CHURCH ROAD, WILLINGTON, BEDFORD, MK44 3PU | £795,000 | 20/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 53 CHURCH ROAD, WILLINGTON, BEDFORD, MK44 3PU | £535,000 | 26/09/2019 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [167171060](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/07ae5a2)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £795,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-19 | £795,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £535,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £232,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 46 CHURCH ROAD, WILLINGTON, BEDFORD, MK44 3PU | £520,000 | 13/10/2023 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £520,000 (1 sale)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 30.9%
- **10y growth:** 49.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Bedford; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 48.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Bedford). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,051/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,168/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,285/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Northants Central (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.15% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £146,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £116,800

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **3** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Sheerhatch Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 24 Jan 2022 |
| Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 1.9 miles | Good — 15 Nov 2022 |
| Goldington Green Academy | Primary | 2.0 miles | Good — 16 Feb 2011 |
| Moggerhanger Primary School | Primary | 2.2 miles | Good — 27 Nov 2014 |
| Renhold VC Primary School | Primary | 2.2 miles | Good — 11 Mar 2020 |