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3 sales on record
About 37 Grafton Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
37 Grafton Road is an eight-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 9.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 is 13.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 67.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 8 years since the last transfer (March 2018). One planning record on file: HMO conversion refused in 2020.
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
- Bedrooms8
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
37 Grafton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 37 Grafton Road, Bedford, MK40 1DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2020HMOAmendmentRefused
Certificate to confirm the lawful existing use of House in Multiple Occupation with more than six residents (Large HMO)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 37 Grafton Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2018)
£370,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 20 years.
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 37 Grafton Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,859
Street avg £1,598
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 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
0.2 km
Alexandra Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 1DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 60 points of interest in total.
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