6 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BJ
About 6 Cardington Road
6 Cardington Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bedford (MK42 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £285,000 in March 2023. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 63.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2017RenovationHeritageIn report
Paint front door dark red.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02137/LBC
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
6 Cardington Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 25 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
10 March 2023Most recent
£285,000
+11.8%over 2 years17 September 2020
£255,000
+50.0%over 7 years22 February 2013
£170,000
+39.3%over 10 years17 April 2002
£121,995
+3.4%over 1 year19 April 2000
£118,000
+42.2%over 1 year18 June 1998
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BJ: £290,000 (2020–2010).
Nearby sales in MK42 0BJ
Everything we know about 6 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
Versus other Cardington Road homes
On price per m², 6 Cardington Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,071
Street avg £2,399
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.8dB