According to the public record, Flat A, 173, Castle Road, Bedford is a leasehold apartment.
By comparing it to neighbours, we estimate that it is a period apartment with 706 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Apartments of this size in this area normally have 2 bedrooms.
The apartment is in 173, Castle Road, Bedford, MK40.
Castle Road, Bedford, MK40 is located within the MK40 postal district.
Flat A, 173, Castle Road, Bedford has 51 entries in the Land Registry database, most recently in March 2014 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
Based on public information available, and assuming the property is in reasonable condition, we estimate the current sale value for Flat A 173 Castle Road Bedford as £216,248 and the rental value as £984 per month giving an expected gross yield of 5.5%.
Over the last 12 months the sale value of Flat A 173 Castle Road Bedford has decreased by £916 (0.4%) and its rental value has increased by £41 per month (4.2%).
Decorative condition can have a big effect on a property's value and this effect varies depending on the type, size and location of the property.
If Flat A, 173, Castle Road, Bedford is in very good condition we estimate a sale value of £227,061 and rental value of £1,033 per month.
However, if the property needs a lot of cosmetic work we estimate a sale value of £201,111 and a rental value of £915 per month.
If you were able to purchase this property for the estimated value of £216,248, and assuming a 25 year repayment term, a 15% deposit and a fixed rate of 4.89%, your monthly repayments would be £1,063 per month.
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According to HM Land Registry, Flat A, 173, Castle Road, Bedford was last sold on 31 Mar 2014 for £153,500 and was recorded as a leasehold flat.
The property has had 5 sales since 1995.
Since Mar 2014, the market for similar properties has risen 41.6%
According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 3 sales of properties similar to Flat A, 173, Castle Road, Bedford within a radius of 460 metres over the last 2 years.
The most recent example is Flat 19, Old Portman House 2B, Bushmead Avenue, Bedford, MK40 3QL, a Leasehold flat which sold for £215,000 in Aug 2023.
Read more about house prices in MK40.
*Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Castle Road, Bedford, MK40 has a total of 279 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, Flat A, 173, Castle Road, Bedford is the 190th largest and the 184th most expensive property on the street.
When compared to the postcode district it is £103k less expensive than the average property in MK40.
The closest station to Flat A, 173, Castle Road, Bedford is Bedford St Johns station which is 1.4 kilometres away.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around Flat A, 173, Castle Road, Bedford, 41.3% of property is privately rented and 29.8% is privately owned with a mortgage.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around Flat A, 173, Castle Road, Bedford, 20.6% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 46.0% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around Flat A, 173, Castle Road, Bedford, the average age was 38.6 and the most common age was 27.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around Flat A, 173, Castle Road, Bedford, 0.0% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around Flat A, 173, Castle Road, Bedford, there are an average of 1.2 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.