9 Edwards Close, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0WN
About 9 Edwards Close
9 Edwards Close is a detached house in Shortstown, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 0WN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. At 70 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (70–94 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to A, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (80 versus a best of 102). The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band.
At 70 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £215,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
9 Edwards Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Edwards Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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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 9 Edwards Close was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 May 2021Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0WN: £320,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in MK42 0WN
6 Edwards Close, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0WN
Sold Mar 2022
£330,0008 Edwards Close, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0WN
Sold Dec 2021
£315,0002 Edwards Close, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0WN
Sold Dec 2021
£311,0004 Edwards Close, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0WN
Sold Dec 2021
£320,0005 Edwards Close, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0WN
Sold Jun 2021
£320,000
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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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cheshire Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shortstown Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB