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About 26 Brook Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Brook Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Harrold, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7BW). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2022 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 102.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 25 EPCs). Last sale on file: £240,000 in September 2022. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.5 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.
26 Brook Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2022)
£240,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Brook Lane homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 26 Brook Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,706
Street avg £3,234
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 7BW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 19 points of interest in total.
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