34 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BU
About 34 Cardington Road
34 Cardington Road is a detached house in Bedford (MK42 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
34 Cardington Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2021RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement windows and mounting of satellite dish on boundary wall
New Windows- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02952/LBC
- May 2021RenovationFullIn report
Replacement windows and mounting of satellite dish on boundary wall
New Windows- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02951/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 34 Cardington Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
34 Cardington Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Everything we know about 34 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
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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
0.2 km
Duckmill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bedford Free School. 28 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
55.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.6dB