Park Farm, Melchbourne Park, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BD
About Park Farm
Park Farm is a detached house in Melchbourne, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 39), 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 electricity.
At 126 m² it sits well below the postcode median (221 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £640,000 is 16.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 166.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £550,000. 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
Energy performance
Park Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Park Farm 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£640,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 April 2021Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 1BD: £695,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in MK44 1BD
Bridleways, Melchbourne Park, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BD
Sold Oct 2024
£885,0005 Melchbourne Park, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BD
Sold Mar 2022
£485,000Shambles Barn, Melchbourne Park, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BD
Sold Jun 2021
£695,0001 Melchbourne Park, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BD
Sold Apr 2020
£540,00010 Melchbourne Park, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BD
Sold Sept 2016
£425,000
Everything we know about Park Farm, 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 Melchbourne Park homes
Price per m² for Park Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,365
Street avg £3,336
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 200 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 14.0 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
0.5 km
Knotting Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Riseley CofE 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
41.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB