6 Broad Reach, The Embankment, Bedford, MK40 3PB
About 6 Broad Reach
6 Broad Reach is a mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 3PB). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 is 29.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 16% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £216,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
6 Broad Reach ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
6 Broad Reach 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
6 Broad Reach's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.9% per year over 17 years.
£216,000
Growth on file: -0.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£216,000
-9.2%over 5 years29 January 2016
£238,000
-4.8%over 11 years7 October 2004
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 3PB: £250,000 (2019–2016).
Nearby sales in MK40 3PB
5 Broad Reach, The Embankment, Bedford, MK40 3PB
Sold Dec 2019
£280,0009 Broad Reach, The Embankment, Bedford, MK40 3PB
Sold Dec 2018
£250,0004 Broad Reach, The Embankment, Bedford, MK40 3PB
Sold Aug 2017
£260,00012 Broad Reach, The Embankment, Bedford, MK40 3PB
Sold Feb 2016
£218,00014 Broad Reach, The Embankment, Bedford, MK40 3PB
Sold Feb 2016
£225,000
Versus other Broad Reach homes
6 Broad Reach is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £2,768
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Rothsay Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bedford Free School. 28 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
55.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB







