3 Braehead Cottages, Pavenham Road, Carlton, Bedford, MK43 7NB
About 3 Braehead Cottages
3 Braehead Cottages is a detached house in Carlton, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7NB). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2017. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 Braehead Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 3 Braehead Cottages, Pavenham Road, Carlton, Bedford, MK43 7NB
- Dec 2011PorchHeritageOutcome in report
External alterations including re-roofing, repair & re-building of chimney, eight replacement windows and new open porch canopy. Internal improvements to cottage.
ListedExtensionNew Windows- Reference
- 11/02339/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2020Decision
- ExtensionSept 2020Decision
Unlock 3 Braehead Cottages, Pavenham Road, Carlton, Bedford, MK43 7NB's full planning history
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Sales history & valuation
3 Braehead Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.5 km
The Causeway — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Carlton CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







