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3 sales on record
About 21 Albany Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
21 Albany Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 4.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 76.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 219 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (177 m² median across 26 EPCs). Last sale on file: £860,000 in November 2019.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
21 Albany Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 21 Albany Road, Bedford, MK40 3PH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2020Tree WorksTreesNo Tree Preservation Order Served
T1- (Acer ) Fell T2- Salix - Crown reduce by removing up to 1 m where necessary to shape and balance.T3 - Beech Fell
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
21 Albany Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£945,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2019)
£860,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Albany Road homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 21 Albany Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,927
Street avg £3,234
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 197 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
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
0.1 km
Rothsay Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 3PH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 58 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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