1 Cornwall Road, Bedford, MK40 3DH
About 1 Cornwall Road
1 Cornwall Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 243 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £811,000 is 33% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in July 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
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Energy performance
1 Cornwall Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Cornwall Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£811,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 19 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
4 July 2017Most recent
£610,000
+229.7%over 19 years25 June 1998
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 3DH: £192,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in MK40 3DH
Flat 2, 18 Cornwall Road, Bedford, MK40 3DH
Sold Jan 2025
£250,00020b, Cornwall Road, Bedford, MK40 3DH
Sold Sept 2024
£120,000Flat 1, 18 Cornwall Road, Bedford, MK40 3DH
Sold Dec 2022
£190,000Flat 4, 18 Cornwall Road, Bedford, MK40 3DH
Sold Sept 2020
£192,50013 Cornwall Road, Bedford, MK40 3DH
Sold May 2020
£805,000
Versus other Cornwall Road homes
1 Cornwall Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,510
Street avg £2,073
Floor Area
243 m²
Street avg 236 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
St Michaels Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Castle Newnham School. 26 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB