205 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BZ
About 205 Cardington Road
205 Cardington Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bedford (MK42 0BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 is 15.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 96.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £270,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
205 Cardington Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
205 Cardington Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2025Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
One and two storey front, side and rear extensions, loft conversion with rear dormer (development already carried out) and front boundary walls/gate.
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02426/S73A
- Jun 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension and single storey front extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01399/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 205 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
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 December 2021Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BZ: £230,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in MK42 0BZ
Everything we know about 205 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 price per m², 205 Cardington Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,803
Street avg £2,283
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Acacia Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
King's Oak Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB