5 Cornwall Road, Bedford, MK40 3DH
About 5 Cornwall Road
5 Cornwall Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £712,000 is 28.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2019 for £555,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Cornwall Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 5 Cornwall Road, Bedford, MK40 3DH
- Jan 2021DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single-storey side extension.
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02415/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
5 Cornwall Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£712,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 17 years.
£555,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
1 November 2019Most recent
£555,000
+94.1%over 17 years21 July 2002
£286,000
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
On years held, 5 Cornwall Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,424
Street avg £2,088
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 239 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 10.6 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







