Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
121 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BY
1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 121 Cardington Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
121 Cardington Road is an end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK42 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
At 88 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2022.
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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.
121 Cardington Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Jan 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 January 2027
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 121 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a part-single-part-two-storey extension application was refused at 121 Cardington Road in 2022.
1 application on record at 121 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BY
1decisions1extensions12documents8nearby
- May 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
One and two storey front and side extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03044/FUL
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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.
121 Cardington Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£257,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BY: £159,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in MK42 0BY
Versus other Cardington Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
121 Cardington Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
424/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tesco Cardington — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
King's Oak Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 0BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB
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