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About 8 Highfield Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Highfield Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Oakley, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7TA). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 45.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £592,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Highfield Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Highfield Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7TA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2004AdvertisingGrant Consent
Two non-illuminated fascia signs.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 8 Highfield Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£650,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2022)
£592,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Highfield Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 8 Highfield Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,067
Street avg £2,668
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Memorial — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 7TA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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