1 Coventry Road, Bedford, MK40 4EQ
About 1 Coventry Road
1 Coventry Road is a detached house in Bedford (MK40 4EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
1 Coventry 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Coventry Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Coventry Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 4EQ: £200,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in MK40 4EQ
Versus other Coventry Road homes
1 Coventry Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Coventry Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Queen's Park Academy. 27 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







