28 Park Road, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BB
About 28 Park Road
28 Park Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Melchbourne, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in November 2010. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 sits 63.5% above the 2010 sale of £340,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
28 Park Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
28 Park Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2016ExtensionConditionsIn report
15/02968/FUL - Condition 2 Construction Management Plan (Single storey rear/side extension)
- Reference
- 16/00907/AOC
- Feb 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear/side extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02968/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
28 Park Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 9 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
26 November 2010Most recent
£340,000
+69.2%over 9 years28 August 2001
£201,000
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 28 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 habitable rooms, 28 Park Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,152
Street avg £2,231
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
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
42.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB