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About 20 Rutland Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Rutland Road is a semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 40.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold November 2024 for £405,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
20 Rutland Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 20 Rutland Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£369,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2024)
£405,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Rutland Road homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
20 Rutland Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,056
Street avg £1,800
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Alexandra Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 1DG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 61 points of interest in total.
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