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15 Great Portway, Great Denham, Bedford, MK40 4GA

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
140 m²
1507 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 15 Great Portway

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

15 Great Portway is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Denham, Bedford, Bedford (MK40 4GA). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 124.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £570,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Great Portway, Great Denham, Bedford, MK40 4GA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 15 Great Portway, Great Denham, Bedford, MK40 4GA

1decisions1extensions14documents10nearby
  1. Dec 2021
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Loft conversion with dormer to the rear and skylight to the front, garage conversion and open front porch.

    Extension
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    21/02836/FUL
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 10 notable nearby
  • The 14 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

15 Great Portway has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£610,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£570,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 June 2021Most recent

    £570,000

    +225.7%over 22 years
  2. 31 December 1998

    £175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK40 4GA: £267,000 (2021–2016).

On the street

Versus other Great Portway homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Great Portway outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,071

Street avg £2,656

Strongly above

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 15 Great Portway

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

Village Green — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Great Denham Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 4GA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK40 4GA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK40 4GA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

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 15 Great Portway, Great Denham, Bedford, MK40 4GA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.