Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

14 MARETH ROAD

BEDFORD, MK42 0DB

£330,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View MK42 0DB

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Mareth Road	0.0 miles
Shop	H & D Food & Wine Superstore	0.2 miles
Train station	Bedford St Johns	0.9 miles
Hospital	Bedford Hospital SDEC - Same Day Emergency Care	1.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor area

91 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£330,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£3,626/m²

Local average

£322,330 (64 sales)

Street crime

329 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 27/03/2018

Expiry date: 26/03/2028

Current heating cost: £917/year

Potential heating cost: £858/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £12,500

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

Recommendations

Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	20/01/2026	£330,000	Semi-detached	+37.5%	£337,298 to March 2026	View transaction
Sold	22/06/2018	£240,000	Semi-detached	—	£303,714 to March 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
231 CARDINGTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0DA	£310,000	15/01/2026	Semi-detached
171 CARDINGTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0BZ	£239,750	11/12/2025	Semi-detached
173 CARDINGTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0BZ	£274,000	17/11/2025	Semi-detached
279 CARDINGTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0DA	£334,100	20/12/2022	Semi-detached
3 NASH ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0JH	£245,000	02/12/2022	Semi-detached
6 MOULTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK42 0JB	£340,000	11/11/2022	Semi-detached
23 COLLIE ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0JL	£270,000	31/08/2022	Semi-detached
24 GOODMAYES CLOSE, BEDFORD, MK42 0LX	£315,000	18/07/2022	Semi-detached
LILAC COTTAGE EASTCOTTS ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0LD	£297,500	08/04/2022	Semi-detached
205 CARDINGTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0BZ	£270,000	13/12/2021	Semi-detached
72 MOULTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK42 0JD	£235,000	23/09/2021	Semi-detached
23 GOODMAYES CLOSE, BEDFORD, MK42 0LX	£280,000	31/08/2021	Semi-detached
35 GOODMAYES CLOSE, BEDFORD, MK42 0LX	£290,000	22/07/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £284,642 (13 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 23.6%

10y growth 37.9%

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

1y (index) 6.6%

5y (index) 23%

10y (index) 50.4%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,049/mo

Realistic £1,166/mo

Optimistic £1,283/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Bedford.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Worcester Road, MK42	£1,750/mo	3	0.53 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,750/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.53%

Max investor price (0.8%) £218,750

Target investor price (1%) £175,000

Gross yield 6.4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 15.7×

Monthly cashflow £250/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 3.1%

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).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Shoplifting	79
Violence and sexual offences	69
Anti-social behaviour	62
Public order	21
Criminal damage and arson	20
Vehicle crime	16
Other theft	14
Burglary	12
Drugs	11
Bicycle theft	9
Robbery	8
Other crime	4
Possession of weapons	3
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	329

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
King's Oak Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 2 Mar 2022
Bedford Academy	Secondary	0.6 miles	Good — 16 May 2023
Shackleton Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 10 Nov 2021
Cherry Trees Nursery School	Nursery	0.7 miles	Outstanding — 23 Jul 2019
Bedford Girls' School	Other	0.7 miles	— (No rating)

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
06/12/2010	07/09/2010	9	—

# 14 MARETH ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0DB

## Property details

- Slug: `8b8b914` (address key hash: `8b8b914e21321c6f901633eb97bb3e7b3c93cff8`)
- Postcode: MK42 0DB
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 91 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £330,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,626/m²
- Local average: £322,330 (64 sales)
- Street crime: 329 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £330,000
- Date: 2026-01-20
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 26/03/2028
- **Current heating cost:** £917/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £12,500

### Recommendations
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8378-7127-5520-2743-1926)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-20 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | +37.5% | £337,298 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c31-8c69-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2018-06-22 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | — | £303,714 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/726bf13a-5ba5-0a46-e053-6c04a8c01d0d) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 14 MARETH ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0DB | £330,000 | 20/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 14 MARETH ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0DB | £240,000 | 22/06/2018 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 231 CARDINGTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0DA | £310,000 | 15/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 171 CARDINGTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0BZ | £239,750 | 11/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 173 CARDINGTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0BZ | £274,000 | 17/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 279 CARDINGTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0DA | £334,100 | 20/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 NASH ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0JH | £245,000 | 02/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 MOULTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK42 0JB | £340,000 | 11/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23 COLLIE ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0JL | £270,000 | 31/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 24 GOODMAYES CLOSE, BEDFORD, MK42 0LX | £315,000 | 18/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| LILAC COTTAGE EASTCOTTS ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0LD | £297,500 | 08/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 205 CARDINGTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0BZ | £270,000 | 13/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 72 MOULTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK42 0JD | £235,000 | 23/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 23 GOODMAYES CLOSE, BEDFORD, MK42 0LX | £280,000 | 31/08/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 35 GOODMAYES CLOSE, BEDFORD, MK42 0LX | £290,000 | 22/07/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £284,642 (13 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 23.6%
- **10y growth:** 37.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 6.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 23%
- **10y growth (index):** 50.4%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,049/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,166/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,283/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. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Worcester Road, MK42 | £1,750/mo | 3 | 0.53 miles | OpenRent |

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.53% (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:** 6.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 15.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £250/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 3.1%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| Shoplifting | 79 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 69 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 62 |
| Public order | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Other theft | 14 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Bicycle theft | 9 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **329** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| King's Oak Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 2 Mar 2022 |
| Bedford Academy | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Good — 16 May 2023 |
| Shackleton Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 10 Nov 2021 |
| Cherry Trees Nursery School | Nursery | 0.7 miles | Outstanding — 23 Jul 2019 |
| Bedford Girls' School | Other | 0.7 miles | — (No rating) |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #7828442
- **Address:** 14 Mareth Road, BEDFORD, MK42 0DB
- **Certificate Issued:** 06/12/2010
- **Work Completed:** 07/09/2010
- **Items:** 9 window(s)