24 Cuckoo Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FJ
About 24 Cuckoo Road
24 Cuckoo Road is a detached house in Wixams, Bedford, Bedford (MK42 6FJ). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2019. The latest certificate (December 2022) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £686,995 in December 2022. 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
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 Cuckoo Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications 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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 24 Cuckoo Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£696,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£686,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 December 2022Most recent
£686,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 6FJ: £383,801 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in MK42 6FJ
10 Cuckoo Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FJ
Sold Jun 2024
£383,8013 Cuckoo Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FJ
Sold Mar 2024
£342,9502 Cuckoo Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FJ
Sold Nov 2023
£387,5001 Cuckoo Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FJ
Sold Aug 2023
£379,99612 Cuckoo Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FJ
Sold Jun 2023
£389,496
Everything we know about 24 Cuckoo 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cuckoo Road homes
On price per m², 24 Cuckoo Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,195
Street avg £3,726
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Years Held
3 years
Street avg 3 years
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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
0.8 km
Brooklands Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Wixams Academy. 6 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
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB