21 Devon Road, Bedford, MK40 3DJ
About 21 Devon Road
21 Devon Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 3DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2443 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 227 m² the property is well over the postcode median (161 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 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 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £819,000 is 22.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (September 2016).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
21 Devon Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jul 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
21 Devon Road has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 21 Devon Road, Bedford, MK40 3DJ
- Aug 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey rear/side extension and external alterations.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00817/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 21 Devon Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£819,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 14 years.
£670,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2016Most recent
£670,000
+141.9%over 14 years22 May 2002
£277,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 3DJ: £550,000 (2024–2019).
Versus other Devon Road homes
EPC Rating for 21 Devon Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,952
Street avg £2,791
Floor Area
227 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
Tiverton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Castle Newnham School. 25 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
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







