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22 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BJ

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
276 m²
2971 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 22 Cardington Road

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

22 Cardington Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK42 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 276 m² (around 2971 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a C (score 70).

At 276 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £736,000 is 36.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 20% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £540,000 in December 2020.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

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

22 Cardington Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 22 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

22 Cardington Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 22 Cardington Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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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.

Latest sale on 22 Cardington Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£736,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£540,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 December 2020Most recent

    £540,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BJ: £255,000 (2023–2013).

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Everything we know about 22 Cardington Road, 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
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On the street

Versus other Cardington Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 22 Cardington Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,957

Street avg £2,822

Below

Floor Area

276 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Below
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Duckmill Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Bedford Free School. 30 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 MK42 0BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK42 0BJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.9dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 0BJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.8dB

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 22 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.