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About 19 Main Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
19 Main Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Biddenham, Bedford, Bedford (MK40 4BB). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 98.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 245 m² it's 23.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (319 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold October 2023 for £915,000.
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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
19 Main Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 19 Main Road, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 19 Main Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jul 2020Tree WorksTreesNo Tree Preservation Order Served
T1 - Horse Chestnut - Crown reduce by 2.5 to 3 metres all round. T2 - Birch - Reduce by 2.5 to 3 metres all round and shape remainder of canopy. T3 - Sycamore - Crown thin by 20%.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 19 Main Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£910,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2023)
£915,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Main Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
19 Main Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,735
Street avg £2,995
Floor Area
245 m²
Street avg 286 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 8 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
Darlow Drive — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK40 4BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 50 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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