255 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0DA
About 255 Cardington Road
255 Cardington Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK42 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £357,000 is 32.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £270,000 in June 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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a part-single-part-two-storey extension application was refused at 255 Cardington Road in 2021.
- Mar 2022ConditionsIn report
21/02854/FUL - Condition 3 - Archaeological strategy/investigation (Discharge of condition)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00500/AOC
- Mar 2022ExtensionFullIn report
One and two storey front and side extension and new front boundary wall with railings.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00232/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 255 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.
£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0DA: £320,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in MK42 0DA
Everything we know about 255 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 epc rating, 255 Cardington Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,842
Street avg £2,268
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 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