14 Turnpike Gardens, Bedford, MK42 0AJ
About 14 Turnpike Gardens
14 Turnpike Gardens is a detached house in Bedford (MK42 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £375,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
14 Turnpike Gardens'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2019Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer and installation of AC unit.
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01724/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 14 Turnpike Gardens
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 6 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
5 August 2021Most recent
£375,000
+39.0%over 6 years27 March 2015
£269,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0AJ: £352,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in MK42 0AJ
Everything we know about 14 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
CO₂ Emissions for 14 Turnpike Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,348
Street avg £2,959
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 8 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
The Turnpike — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
King's Oak Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.2dB