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About 3 Main Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Main Road is a detached house in Biddenham, Bedford, Bedford (MK40 4BB). It has a recorded floor area of 540 m² (around 5813 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 170.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 540 m² the property is well over the postcode median (245 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold July 2024 for £2,500,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Main Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Main Road, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2013DemolitionAmendmentGrant Permission
Side and rear of property
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 3 Main Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£2,447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2024)
£2,500,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 11 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.
Years Held for 3 Main Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,630
Street avg £2,921
Floor Area
540 m²
Street avg 263 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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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