Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
67 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BT
5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
132 m²
1421 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
About 67 Cardington Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
67 Cardington Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK42 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 132 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 is 28.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in November 2017.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Jul 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 July 2034
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 67 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
67 Cardington Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
5 applications on record at 67 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BT
1 live now3decisions3extensions48documents8nearby
Flagged:HMO conversionChange of use
- Jun 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00680/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConversionAug 2025Decision
- HMOSept 2023Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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- The 48 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2017)
£365,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2017Most recent
£365,000
+185.2%over 16 years28 June 2001
£128,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BT: £404,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in MK42 0BT
Versus other Cardington Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
67 Cardington Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,765
Street avg £2,409
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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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
424/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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 0BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB
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