3 Melchbourne Road, Knotting, Bedford, MK44 1AF
About 3 Melchbourne Road
3 Melchbourne Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Knotting, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 24.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 109.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £395,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Garagedetached
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
3 Melchbourne Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2019Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
One and two storey side extension to link to existing garage, garage conversion and single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/03212/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Melchbourne Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£395,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 August 2018Most recent
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 1AF: £180,000 (2025–2002).
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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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St Margaret's Church — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB