Highams, Bedford
Highams, Bedford
Description & Estimates
Highams, Bedford is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,700 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 463 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Highams, Bedford is £516,251 and its rental estimate is £1,890 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Vicarage Close, Ravensden, Bedford, MK44 falls within the MK44 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Highams, Bedford has a single entry in the Land Registry from June 2018 and a single entry in the EPC database dated December 2017.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Highams, Bedford, we estimate a market value of £542,064 and a rental value of £1,985 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £480,114 and £1,758 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Highams, Bedford has seen its estimated sale value move down by £4,350 (0.8%) and its estimated rental value increase by £28 per month (1.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.4%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Highams, Bedford as measuring 463 m2.
That makes it the 13th largest plot in the postcode, where 21 of the 26 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Highams, Bedford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 15 Dec 2017.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, oil.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Highams, Bedford completed on 8th June 2018 at £425,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 25.1% over the period since June 2018.
- Sold Jun 2018£425,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Highams, Bedford have sold within a radius of 2.5 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 24th May 2024, was Otterburn, Church End, Bedford, MK44 2RN, a freehold house which sold for £455,000.
Read more about house prices in MK44.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 27 addresses on Vicarage Close, Ravensden, Bedford, MK44, Highams, Bedford comes out as the 14th largest and the 16th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £48k more expensive than the average property across the MK44 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 100mRavensden CofE Primary Academy
- 1.8kmRenhold VC Primary School
- 1.8kmWilden CofE VA Primary School
- 2.1kmMark Rutherford School
- 3.2kmSt Thomas More Catholic School
- 3.9kmGoldington Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From Highams, Bedford, the nearest station is Bedford, 5.9 kilometres away.
- 5.9kmBedford
- 6.1kmBedford St Johns
- 10.9kmKempston Hardwick
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
