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About 40 Brook Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
40 Brook Lane is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Harrold, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7BW). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 105.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £248,000 in June 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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
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)
Feb 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 40 Brook Lane, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a single-storey front extension application was refused at 40 Brook Lane in 2024.
- May 2024PorchFullPending
Extension: Front of property
Single storey front extension following the removal of existing porch. (Revised scheme)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
40 Brook Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2012.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2022)
£248,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 9 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.
40 Brook Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,769
Street avg £3,232
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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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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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