What kind of home is 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP?

4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP is a semi-detached house.

What did 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP sell for?

4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP last sold for £300,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £55,000 in April 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP?

Across 4 sales between April 1997 and October 2022, 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP rose from £55,000 to £300,000, a change of £245,000. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP have?

The current EPC rating for 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP?

4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft). That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in MK43 7PP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP use?

The latest EPC at 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP?

4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP is in council tax band C.

Which area is 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP in?

4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP sits in Pavenham, Bedford, Bedford. It falls within the MK43 postcode district.

Is 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP in a safe area?

Police records around 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 58% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP?

The closest primary school to 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP is Milton Ernest CofE Primary School (1.6km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lincroft Academy (2.3km).

How well connected is 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP?

The closest bus stop to 4a, Close Road, MK43 7PP is Close Road, 105m away. In total there are 28 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4a, Close Road, Pavenham, Bedford, MK43 7PP

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4a is a semi-detached house in Pavenham, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7PP). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 153.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

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

E45

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4a, Close Road, Pavenham, Bedford, MK43 7PP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4a has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 4a has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£305,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£300,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

20 October 2022Most recent
£300,000
+103.4%over 18 years
25 March 2004
£147,500
+52.1%over 2 years
6 December 2001
£97,000
+76.4%over 4 years
17 April 1997
£55,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 7PP: £172,000 (2020–2010).

Nearby sales in MK43 7PP

On the street

Versus other Close Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 4a stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,225

Street avg £2,395

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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MK43 7EW

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1 Close Road, Pavenham

MK43 7PP

£320k

1 Copthorne Close, Oakley

MK43 7SQ

£284k

1 Dungee Farm Cottages, Dungee Road, Odell

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£334k

1 Brook Lane, Harrold

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£275k

1 Baileys Villas, Pavenham Road, Felmersham

MK43 7EY

3 bed1 bath

£237k

1 Bramley Court, Harrold

MK43 7BG

2 bed1 bath

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.

Full Bedford report

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

Close Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Milton Ernest CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for MK43 7PP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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