49 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BT
About 49 Cardington Road
49 Cardington Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2021. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 is 21% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 90.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017. At 90 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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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
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
49 Cardington Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2021Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate to confirm that the details submitted do not require planning permission (Loft Conversion with hip to gable conversion, dormer to rear & rooflights to front)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02948/LDP
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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 1997.
£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 20 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2017Most recent
£315,000
+284.1%over 19 years9 October 1997
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BT: £404,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in MK42 0BT
Everything we know about 49 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 floor area, 49 Cardington Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,500
Street avg £2,423
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 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
0.1 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