# 51 SANDLEFORD DRIVE, ELSTOW, BEDFORD, MK42 9GL

## Property details

- Slug: `4a50587` (address key hash: `4a505875a3bbe03bbbc7f6cf8e35a4db728aff21`)
- Postcode: MK42 9GL
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 92 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 2003-2006
- Last sold: £360,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,913/m²
- Local average: £323,956 (65 sales)
- Street crime: 161 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £360,000
- Date: 2026-02-18
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 20/04/2028
- **Current heating cost:** £488/year

### Recommendations
- E (40)
- I (3,000)
- N (6,000)
- U (8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2698-5051-7224-5178-2910)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-18 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | +39.5% | £365,491 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673e-d492-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2019-03-01 | £258,000 | Semi-detached | — | £331,048 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/85866a64-644b-143f-e053-6b04a8c06a15) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 51 SANDLEFORD DRIVE, ELSTOW, BEDFORD, MK42 9GL | £360,000 | 18/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 51 SANDLEFORD DRIVE, ELSTOW, BEDFORD, MK42 9GL | £258,000 | 01/03/2019 | 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: [166254152](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f7fda21)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £360,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-27 | £375,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £258,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £182,500 |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 16.5%
- **10y growth:** 25.4%

## 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 Bedford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Worcester Road, MK42 | £1,750/mo | 3 | 0.47 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,750/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.49% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £218,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £175,000

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £132/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## 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 |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 61 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **161** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Bedford Academy | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 16 May 2023 |
| King's Oak Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 2 Mar 2022 |
| Elstow School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 13 Dec 2016 |
| Shortstown Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 21 Nov 2021 |
| Shackleton Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 10 Nov 2021 |