45 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BT
About 45 Cardington Road
45 Cardington Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 142.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 92 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 12 EPCs). Last sale on file: £404,000 in October 2022. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
45 Cardington Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 21 years.
£404,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
20 October 2022Most recent
£404,000
+113.8%over 18 years26 March 2004
£189,000
+57.5%over 2 years19 July 2001
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BT: £360,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in MK42 0BT
Everything we know about 45 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, 45 Cardington Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,391
Street avg £2,334
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB