3 Aldergrove Gardens, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0JW
About 3 Aldergrove Gardens
3 Aldergrove Gardens is a semi-detached house in Shortstown, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 0JW). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (November 2021) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).
At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 16.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £332,500. 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
Energy performance
3 Aldergrove Gardens's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Aldergrove Gardens has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 Aldergrove Gardens
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.
£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£332,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 February 2022Most recent
£332,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0JW: £580,000 (2022–2022).
Nearby sales in MK42 0JW
9 Aldergrove Gardens, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0JW
Sold Oct 2022
£360,00015 Aldergrove Gardens, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0JW
Sold Sept 2022
£527,50017 Aldergrove Gardens, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0JW
Sold Jul 2022
£592,50021 Aldergrove Gardens, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0JW
Sold Jun 2022
£580,00013 Aldergrove Gardens, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0JW
Sold Jun 2022
£590,000
Everything we know about 3 Aldergrove Gardens, 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 Aldergrove Gardens homes
CO₂ Emissions for 3 Aldergrove Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,736
Street avg £3,296
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 149 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 4 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/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
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB