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About Old School House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Old School House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lidlington, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 0RN). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since May 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 54.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £570,000 sits 78.1% above the 2004 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 25.5% below the postcode norm. At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).
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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Old School House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Old School House has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£570,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 54.1% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2004)
£320,000
Growth on file: 54.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Old School House is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,013
Street avg £3,656
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
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 0RN 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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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