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3 sales on record
About 3 Dame Alice Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Dame Alice Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 15th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–54 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 1.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 11.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 22.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £120,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Dame Alice Street, Bedford, MK40 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2021RenovationHeritageGrant Consent
Replacement bricks and damaged downpipe.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2022)
£120,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Dame Alice Street homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Dame Alice Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,667
Street avg £2,568
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 42 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Harpur Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 1BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 60 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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