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41 Darlow Drive, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AY

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
140 m²
1505 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 41 Darlow Drive

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

41 Darlow Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Biddenham, Bedford, Bedford (MK40 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1505 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since August 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £634,000 sits 253.4% above the 1998 sale of £179,400. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 43.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 140 m² it's 28.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (195 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

41 Darlow Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 41 Darlow Drive, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

41 Darlow Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. May 2018
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Reference
    18/00620/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2012
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension.

    Reference
    12/00092/LDP
    View planning record
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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.

41 Darlow Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£634,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1998)

£179,400

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 August 1998Most recent

    £179,400

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 4AY: £758,000 (2025–2016).

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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 41 Darlow Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,283

Street avg £3,367

Strongly below

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 205 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 8.4 t/year

Strongly above
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

Darlow Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Biddenham International School and Sports College. 18 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for MK40 4AY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK40 4AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 41 Darlow Drive, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.