4 Appledore Road, Bedford, MK40 3UZ
About 4 Appledore Road
4 Appledore Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK40 3UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. At 43 m² this is the 11th smallest of 79 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 79 units on file.
Sold July 2021 for £157,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 22.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 78 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Appledore Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Appledore Road 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
4 Appledore Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 14 years.
£157,000
Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
15 July 2021Most recent
£157,000
+1.9%over 2 years4 January 2019
£154,000
+11.6%over 2 years9 December 2016
£138,000
+4.6%over 9 years26 June 2007
£131,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 3UZ: £198,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in MK40 3UZ
Versus other Appledore Road homes
EPC Rating for 4 Appledore Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,651
Street avg £3,004
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 1.1 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
Goldington Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Castle Newnham School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







