4 Highfield Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7TA
About 4 Highfield Road
4 Highfield Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Oakley, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7TA). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 114 m² it's 24.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 39.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 54.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
4 Highfield Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Highfield Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at 4 Highfield Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7TA
- Jun 2004FullOutcome in report
Erection of cycle store and formation of hardstanding.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/01225/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJan 2020Decision
- ExtensionMay 2015Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
4 Highfield Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 January 2015Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 7TA: £403,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in MK43 7TA
6 Highfield Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7TA
Sold May 2022
£390,0008 Highfield Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7TA
Sold Apr 2022
£592,0005 Highfield Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7TA
Sold Mar 2021
£403,00013 Highfield Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7TA
Sold Sept 2019
£580,00015 Highfield Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7TA
Sold Jun 2014
£365,000
Versus other Highfield Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 4 Highfield Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,895
Street avg £2,689
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Oakley Primary Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







