43 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BT
About 43 Cardington Road
43 Cardington Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1590 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in May 2001. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 25% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 sits 189.8% above the 2001 sale of £122,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 59.4% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
43 Cardington Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
43 Cardington Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 43 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
43 Cardington Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 25.0% per year over 1 year.
£122,500
Growth on file: 25.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
10 May 2001Most recent
£122,500
+25.0%over 10 months29 June 2000
£98,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BT: £404,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in MK42 0BT
Everything we know about 43 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Cardington Road homes
EPC Rating for 43 Cardington Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£829
Street avg £2,690
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.1 km
Bedford Girls School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bedford Free School. 29 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
55.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB