44 Bunyan Road, Bedford, MK42 9JB
About 44 Bunyan Road
44 Bunyan Road is an end-of-terrace house in Bedford (MK42 9JB). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £215,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 133% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Planning history
44 Bunyan Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 44 Bunyan Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 21 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2022Most recent
£215,000
+87.0%over 11 years11 January 2011
£115,000
+11.7%over 5 years11 March 2005
£103,000
+139.5%over 4 years1 December 2000
£43,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 9JB: £140,000 (2020–2006).
Nearby sales in MK42 9JB
Everything we know about 44 Bunyan 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 Bunyan Road homes
44 Bunyan Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,468
Street avg £1,306
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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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
Bunyan Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cauldwell School. 26 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB