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About 21 Main Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
21 Main Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Biddenham, Bedford, Bedford (MK40 4BB). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump.
At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (319 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 is 13.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£674/sq ft) was about 303.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
21 Main Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 21 Main Road, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2019Loft ConversionConditionsGrant Permission
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
18/01968/S73A - Condition 2 - Materials (Loft conversion including raising ridge height, front dormers and removal of chimney. Single storey rear extension with accommodation in roof space (development already part carried out).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£435,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
21 Main Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,250
Street avg £2,703
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 300 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
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