Detached 2 sales on record

34 LACEWING DRIVE

BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4UP

£625,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Shop Only You 0.3 miles
Bus stop Day's Lane 0.3 miles
Hospital The Manor 0.6 miles
Train station Bedford 1.2 miles
University University of Bedfordshire Polhill Campus 2.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

5

Bathrooms

2

Floor area

146 m²

EPC rating

B

Last sold

£625,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£4,281/m²

Local average

£655,796 (29 sales)

Street crime

62 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 10/06/2019

Expiry date: 09/06/2029

Current heating cost: £292/year

Potential heating cost: £293/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,500

Recommendations

  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 16/02/2026 £625,000 Detached +27.6% £634,671 to April 2026 View transaction
Sold 16/12/2019 £489,995 Detached — £601,748 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 £625,000
listed 17/09/2025 £625,000
sold 01/01/2019 £489,995

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Sold comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
13 DEEP SPINNEY, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4QJ £430,000 23/01/2026 Detached
2 LACEWING DRIVE, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4UP £541,700 19/12/2025 Detached
35 DRAGONFLY CRESCENT, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4UB £367,000 17/12/2025 Detached
56 WATERCRESS RISE, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4US £465,000 24/11/2025 Detached
34 DEEP SPINNEY, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4QH £425,000 16/10/2025 Detached
97 DEEP SPINNEY, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4QJ £419,000 01/10/2024 Detached
69 DEEP SPINNEY, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4QJ £455,000 22/07/2024 Detached
40 BROMHAM ROAD, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4AF £880,000 19/10/2023 Detached
50 DEEP SPINNEY, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4QH £460,000 03/08/2023 Detached
64 ST JAMES WAY, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4UH £710,000 21/12/2022 Detached
40B BROMHAM ROAD, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4AF £880,000 02/12/2022 Detached
125 DEEP SPINNEY, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4QJ £433,000 30/11/2022 Detached
6 MAYFLY MEWS, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4UG £520,000 30/11/2022 Detached
13 DEEP SPINNEY, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4QJ £427,000 02/11/2022 Detached
6 LACEWING DRIVE, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4UP £635,000 13/10/2022 Detached
99 DEEP SPINNEY, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4QJ £630,000 07/10/2022 Detached
12 MAYFLY MEWS, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4UG £350,000 06/10/2022 Detached
21 DACE BANK, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4UU £480,000 04/10/2022 Detached
18 ZANDER GROVE, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4UY £660,000 28/09/2022 Detached
27 DACE BANK, BIDDENHAM, BEDFORD, MK40 4UU £660,000 16/09/2022 Detached

Area average: £541,385 (20 sales)

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 -1.5%
10y growth 23.7%

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

1y (index) 4.9%
5y (index) 21.7%
10y (index) 43.1%

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 Bedford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.19%
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 14
Violence and sexual offences 11
Vehicle crime 9
Other theft 8
Criminal damage and arson 6
Public order 4
Burglary 3
Other crime 2
Shoplifting 2
Bicycle theft 1
Drugs 1
Robbery 1
Total incidents 62

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
St James' CofE Academy Primary 0.4 miles Good — 24 Apr 2012
Great Ouse Primary Academy Primary 0.6 miles Good — 2 May 2022
Biddenham International School and Sports College Secondary 0.6 miles Good — 30 Apr 2019
Westfield Primary School Primary 0.8 miles Good — 18 Jul 2022
St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primary 0.9 miles Good — 15 Nov 2023

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.