1 Chester Road, Bedford, MK40 4HP
About 1 Chester Road
1 Chester Road is a detached house in Bedford (MK40 4HP). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 52 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
1 Chester Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 11 October 2021
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Planning history
1 Chester Road has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
1 Chester Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£400,000
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 4HP: £175,000 (2025–2016).
Versus other Chester Road homes
On floor area, 1 Chester Road stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
328/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chester Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Westfield Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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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
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







