2 Caves Lane, Bedford, MK40 3DR
About 2 Caves Lane
2 Caves Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 3DR). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in July 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £549,000 sits 227.8% above the 1999 sale of £167,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 52% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
2 Caves Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Caves Lane 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
2 Caves Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£549,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£167,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 July 1999Most recent
£167,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 3DR: £372,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Caves Lane homes
Price per m² for 2 Caves Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,095
Street avg £2,681
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.0 km
Dawlish Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Castle Newnham School. 25 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB