What type of property is 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY?

34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY sell for?

34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY last sold for £700,000 in September 2025. Before that, it sold for £148,500 in December 1995, so prices have been rising over 30 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY?

Across 2 sales between December 1995 and September 2025, 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY rose from £148,500 to £700,000, a change of £551,500. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 30 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY have?

The current EPC rating for 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in March 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY?

34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (1,356 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 41% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in MK40 4AY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY heated?

The latest EPC at 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY?

34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY located?

34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY sits in Biddenham, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK40 postcode district.

What is crime like near 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY?

Police records around 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 47% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (255% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY?

The closest primary school to 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY is St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (451m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Biddenham International School and Sports College (360m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY?

The closest bus stop to 34 Darlow Drive, MK40 4AY is Darlow Drive, 140m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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34 Darlow Drive, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AY

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

126 m²

1356 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 34 Darlow Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

34 Darlow Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Biddenham, Bedford, Bedford (MK40 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

A recent sale: £700,000 in September 2025. At 126 m² it sits well below the postcode median (195 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 156.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Energy

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.

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Darlow Drive, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

34 Darlow Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

10applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

34 Darlow Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£653,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 30 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£700,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 30 years.

Sales timeline

25 September 2025Most recent
£700,000
+371.4%over 29 years
4 December 1995
£148,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 4AY: £758,000 (2023–2015).

Nearby sales in MK40 4AY

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On the street

Versus other Darlow Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 34 Darlow Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,556

Street avg £2,833

Strongly above

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 206 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 8.5 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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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.

Full Bedford report

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

Darlow Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Biddenham International School and Sports College. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 4AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK40 4AY

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