121 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BY
About 121 Cardington Road
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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
121 Cardington Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a part-single-part-two-storey extension application was refused at 121 Cardington Road in 2022.
- May 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
One and two storey front and side extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03044/FUL
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 121 Cardington Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
121 Cardington Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£264,000
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
Everything we know about 121 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Cardington Road homes
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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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
Tesco Cardington — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
King's Oak Primary School. 24 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
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB