243 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0DA
About 243 Cardington Road
243 Cardington Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK42 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 32.5% above the 2019 sale price. Sold April 2019 for £327,500.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Feb 2025AmendmentIn report
Pitched roof to existing outbuiding and erection of covered area, including raising of existing boundary walls (Development commenced)
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00328/S73A
- Oct 2024AmendmentIn report
Pitched roof to existing outbuilding and erection of covered area, including raising of existing boundary walls (Development already commenced).
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/02030/S73A
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 243 Cardington Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
243 Cardington Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 12 years.
£327,500
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
10 April 2019Most recent
£327,500
+9.2%over 1 year1 December 2017
£300,000
+33.3%over 10 years30 May 2007
£224,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0DA: £320,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in MK42 0DA
Everything we know about 243 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
Habitable Rooms for 243 Cardington Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,086
Street avg £2,322
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Goodmayes Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
King's Oak Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB