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21 Aldergrove Gardens, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0JW

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Floor area
194 m²
2088 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 86
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Overview

About 21 Aldergrove Gardens

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

21 Aldergrove Gardens is a detached house in Shortstown, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 0JW). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (April 2022) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.

At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £580,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Apr 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
B86
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 April 2032

5 years remaining
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Aldergrove Gardens, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Aldergrove Gardens has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£629,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£580,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 June 2022Most recent

    £580,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0JW: £527,500 (2022–2022).

On the street

Versus other Aldergrove Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

21 Aldergrove Gardens outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,990

Street avg £3,371

Strongly below

Floor Area

194 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 4 years

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£503k

1 Aviation Way, Shortstown

MK42 0HU

£499k

1 Brize Gardens, Shortstown

MK42 0JQ

£466k

1 Arnold Way, Shortstown

MK42 0FU

5 bed3 bath
£459k

1 Atherstone Close, Shortstown

MK42 0GH

4 bed2 bath
£455k

1 Blake S Boulevard, Shortstown

MK42 0ZL

£437k

1 Acorn Way

MK42 0QN

3 bed
£397k

1 Brampton Close

MK42 0HD

3 bed
£383k

1 Aldergrove Gardens, Shortstown

MK42 0JW

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
Full Bedford report

Crime

424/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Potter Meadows — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Shortstown Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK42 0JW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK42 0JW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK42 0JW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 21 Aldergrove Gardens, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0JW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.