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1 planning record
About 3 Wood Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Wood Road is a semi-detached house in Harrold, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7BS). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 2.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 is 16.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £332,500. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Wood Road, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2014OutbuildingFullGrant Permission
Erection of timber shed to side for use as workshop/art studio.
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£386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2020)
£332,500
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Wood Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m²
£3,654
Street avg £3,318
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 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.
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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 7BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 19 points of interest in total.
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