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Get started18 Moat Farm Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Marston Moretaine, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 1.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £562,000 sits 87.3% above the 2005 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 20.9% below the postcode norm. At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
18 Moat Farm Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
18 Moat Farm Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a two storey rear extension and single storey link between garage and dwelling
18 Moat Farm Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£562,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 2 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 2 years.
Price per m² for 18 Moat Farm Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,613
Street avg £2,473
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Moreteyne Park — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB

Rear dormer roof extension.
3 more applications for this property
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7 October 2005Most recent
£300,000
+3.4%over 2 years30 June 2003
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 0AE: £520,000 (2025–2022).
33 Moat Farm Close Marston Moretaine Bedford
Sold Jul 2025
28 Moat Farm Close Marston Moretaine Bedford
Sold Jul 2025
16 Moat Farm Close Marston Moretaine Bedford
Sold Dec 2023
9 Moat Farm Close Marston Moretaine Bedford
Sold Oct 2023
23 Moat Farm Close Marston Moretaine Bedford
Sold Oct 2022
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
MK43 0AX
Closest school
0.4 km
Marston Moreteyne VC School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB
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