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Get started1 Farrows Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Oakley, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 7TF). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 1.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £678,000 is 11.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £610,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
1 Farrows Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Aug 2023
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£678,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 11 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 11 years.
On epc rating, 1 Farrows Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,631
Street avg £3,239
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 168 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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
Pavenham Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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31 July 2020Most recent
£610,000
+23.2%over 6 years27 November 2013
£495,000
-1.0%over 4 years12 June 2009
£499,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 7TF: £480,000 (2022–2010).
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 14 years
MK43 7QA
Closest school
0.7 km
Oakley Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB
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