Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started3 Dearne Villas, Ashburnham Road, Bedford, MK40 1EJ
About 3 Dearne Villas
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Dearne Villas is a detached house in Bedford (MK40 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 65 m² this is the 5th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file.
Sale prices here have lagged Bedford HPI: -1.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 61% above the 2013 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (December 2013).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.4 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.
3 Dearne Villas's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.1% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2013)
£105,000
Growth on file: -1.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ashburnham Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 3 Dearne Villas lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,615
Street avg £2,175
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 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.
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
Bedford Railway Station — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 1EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 61 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Dearne Villas, Ashburnham Road, Bedford, MK40 1EJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.