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9 Barnes Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9FB

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 9 Barnes Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

9 Barnes Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Wootton, Bedford, Bedford (MK43 9FB). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £310,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 181% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Barnes Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9FB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 Barnes Road has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

9 Barnes Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£372,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£310,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 February 2021Most recent

    £310,000

    +10.7%over 3 years
  2. 25 May 2017

    £280,000

    +47.4%over 11 years
  3. 15 December 2005

    £190,000

    +91.9%over 5 years
  4. 29 February 2000

    £98,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK43 9FB: £375,000 (2024–2017).

On the street

Versus other Barnes Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

9 Barnes Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,133

Street avg £2,123

Strongly above

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 125 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 9 Barnes Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.

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

Squires Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Wootton Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK43 9FB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK43 9FB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK43 9FB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 9 Barnes Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9FB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.