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3 sales on record
About 5 Beresford Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Beresford Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK40 3SD). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 86.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £555,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Beresford Road, Bedford, MK40 3SD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Beresford Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2009ExtensionOutlineGranted
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extensions.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Beresford Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2009.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2022)
£555,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Beresford Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 5 Beresford Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,993
Street avg £3,009
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.3 km
Castle Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 3SD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 53 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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