23 Park Road, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BB
About 23 Park Road
23 Park Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Melchbourne, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2443 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 227 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £722,000 sits 207.2% above the 1999 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 49.6% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
23 Park Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Park Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
23 Park Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£722,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 1999Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 1BB: £348,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in MK44 1BB
31 Park Road, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BB
Sold Dec 2024
£348,00029 Park Road, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BB
Sold Nov 2023
£355,00015 Park Road, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BB
Sold Jan 2023
£310,00025 Park Road, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BB
Sold Jun 2021
£575,00017 Park Road, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BB
Sold Dec 2020
£290,000
Everything we know about 23 Park Road, 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 Park Road homes
On floor area, 23 Park Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,035
Street avg £2,342
Floor Area
227 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
0.2 km
Knotting Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Eileen Wade Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB