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Get started7 The High Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Felmersham, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7HN). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £522,000 is 23.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (April 2017). At 130 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (173 m² median across 6 EPCs).
7 The High Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
18/00055/FUL - Condition 3 - Archaeology (discharge of conditions)
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 19 years.
£423,200
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 19 years.
Price per m²
£3,255
Street avg £3,334
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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18/00055/FUL - Non-Material Minor Amendment application to amend position of utility room and door, layout of master suite and amendments to windows. Addition of sun tunnel over shower room. (Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear and side extension and car port for 2 vehicles.)
2 more applications for this property
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7 April 2017Most recent
£423,200
+284.7%over 18 years26 August 1998
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 7HN: £476,000 (2024–2017).
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CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
MK43 7DG
The Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Pinchmill Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB
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