43 Nicholls Road, Bedford, MK42 0DX
About 43 Nicholls Road
43 Nicholls Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK42 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 10.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 120.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £265,000. 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
43 Nicholls Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
43 Nicholls Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 43 Nicholls 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
Latest sale on 43 Nicholls Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 December 2022Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0DX: £135,000 (2024–2003).
Everything we know about 43 Nicholls 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 Nicholls Road homes
EPC Rating for 43 Nicholls Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 73 (C)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.7 km
Shackleton Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
44.9dB