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About 1 Grafton Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Grafton Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 51.6% above the 2019 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 82.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 102 m² it's 27.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 17 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £190,000 in December 2019.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
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)
Nov 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Grafton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2019)
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Grafton Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 1 Grafton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,863
Street avg £1,597
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 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
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Alexandra Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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