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About 1 Astwood Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Astwood Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cranfield, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 6 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 2.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 sits 60.1% above the 2010 sale of £227,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 51.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Astwood Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 6)
Jun 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2010)
£227,950
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Astwood Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 1 Astwood Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 214 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bourne End Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 0AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 17 points of interest in total.
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