East Lodge, Chestnut Avenue, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8HP
About East Lodge
East Lodge is a two-bedroom detached house in Bromham, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 8HP). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. On the market in August 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 is 36.6% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 61.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
East Lodge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
East Lodge has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at East Lodge, Chestnut Avenue, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8HP
- Sept 2006OutlineOutcome in report
Erection of double garage in place of existing garage.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 06/01504/LDP
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2016Decision
- ExtensionSept 2014Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
East Lodge has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
4 August 2013Most recent
£325,000
-4.4%over 5 years25 June 2008
£340,000
+7.9%over 1 year2 March 2007
£315,000
+6.8%over 10 months27 April 2006
£295,000
+9.3%over 1 year5 September 2004
£270,000
+102.2%over 5 years27 May 1999
£133,500
+25.9%over 2 years19 September 1996
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 8HP: £550,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in MK43 8HP
19 Chestnut Avenue, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8HP
Sold Jul 2024
£935,0008 Chestnut Avenue, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8HP
Sold Sept 2023
£390,0001 Chestnut Avenue, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8HP
Sold Apr 2021
£1,350,0004 Chestnut Avenue, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8HP
Sold Feb 2020
£260,00010 Chestnut Avenue, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8HP
Sold Oct 2018
£550,000
Versus other Chestnut Avenue homes
On epc rating, East Lodge runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,495
Street avg £3,245
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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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
0.2 km
East Lodge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Bromham CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







