29 Turnpike Gardens, Bedford, MK42 0AG
About 29 Turnpike Gardens
29 Turnpike Gardens is a three-bedroom property in Bedford (MK42 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 51.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 21 EPCs). Last sale on file: £360,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
Building
- Heating systemGas fired
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
29 Turnpike Gardens has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 29 Turnpike Gardens
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
29 Turnpike Gardens saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 7 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2022Most recent
£360,000
+20.0%over 3 years11 July 2019
£300,000
+20.1%over 3 years29 January 2016
£249,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0AG: £388,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in MK42 0AG
Everything we know about 29 Turnpike Gardens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Turnpike Gardens homes
Price per m² for 29 Turnpike Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £2,815
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Years Held
3 years
Street avg 9 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Welbourne Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
King's Oak Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.7dB