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Get started47a is a four-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 2PG). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 3.6% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 111.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £770,000 in July 2025. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
47a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
47a has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Garage conversion to create an annex to be solely used by a family member
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£732,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 22 years.
£770,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 22 years.
47a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,350
Street avg £2,799
Floor Area
177 m²
Street avg 212 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
Balmoral Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and minor elevational changes
4 more applications for this property
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2 July 2025Most recent
£770,000
+20.7%over 4 years20 January 2021
£638,000
+79.7%over 17 years21 August 2003
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 2PG: £180,000 (2021–2016).
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 14.2 t/year
MK40 2BY
Closest school
0.3 km
Castle Newnham School. 26 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB
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