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About 8 Oak Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Oak Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lidlington, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0RH). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 5.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 85.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold February 2022 for £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Oak Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2022)
£300,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Oak Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 8 Oak Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,896
Street avg £2,595
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oak Gardens — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 0RH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
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