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4 sales on record
About 17 Great Portway
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Great Portway is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Denham, Bedford, Bedford (MK40 4GA). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 sits 76.3% above the 2010 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
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
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2026
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Great Portway's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£476,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2010)
£270,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Great Portway homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 17 Great Portway runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,389
Street avg £2,761
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Village Green — bus stop.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 47 points of interest in total.
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