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3 sales on record
About 5 Appledore Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Appledore Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK40 3UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. At 50 m² this is the 39th 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.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 1.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Sold October 2022 for £160,000. 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
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- ParkingYes
Building
- Heating systemgas_fired
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Appledore Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Appledore Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2022)
£160,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Appledore Road homes
Four headline reads against 58 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 5 Appledore Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,200
Street avg £3,014
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
0.2 km
Goldington Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 3UZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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