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3 sales on record
About 16 Close Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Close Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Pavenham, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7PP). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 is 35.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold April 2019 for £298,000.
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
- Bedrooms3
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
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Close Road, Pavenham, Bedford, MK43 7PP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Close Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2004ConservatoryFullGrant Permission
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 16 Close Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2019)
£298,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Close Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Close Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,241
Street avg £2,792
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 7PP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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