2 The Close, Newton Blossomville, Bedford, MK43 8AT
About 2 The Close
2 The Close is a semi-detached house in Newton Blossomville, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 8AT). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 is 10.6% above the 2023 sale price. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £350,000.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
2 The Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 2 The Close, Newton Blossomville, Bedford, MK43 8AT
- Jul 2025ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension. Replacement of existing rear elevation windows with french doors and juliette balcony to first floor
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- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- PLN/2025/0930
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 April 2023Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in MK43 8AT: £166,000 (2023–1997).
Versus other The Close homes
On epc rating, 2 The Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Clifton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Newton Blossomville Church of England School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB