The Oaks, Spring Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AT
About The Oaks
The Oaks is a four-bedroom detached house in Yielden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Today's modelled estimate of £570,000 is 12.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 35.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £505,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
The Oaks's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Oaks has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Oaks
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£570,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£505,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 August 2022Most recent
£505,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 1AT: £582,500 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in MK44 1AT
Poppyfield, Spring Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AT
Sold Dec 2023
£500,0004 Spring Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AT
Sold Jul 2022
£675,000Hawthorn Cottage, Spring Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AT
Sold Jun 2020
£415,000Rosie Lee, Spring Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AT
Sold Jun 2020
£582,5001 Spring Lane, Yielden, Bedford, MK44 1AT
Sold Nov 2018
£645,000
Everything we know about The Oaks, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Spring Lane homes
On years held, The Oaks runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,098
Street avg £2,887
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Trailly Close — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB