37 Knotting Road, Melchbourne, Bedford, MK44 1BE
About 37 Knotting Road
37 Knotting Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Melchbourne, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 sits 86.7% above the 2012 sale of £150,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in December 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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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
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
37 Knotting Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00978/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 2012Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 1BE: £315,000 (2023–2002).
Nearby sales in MK44 1BE
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Knotting Road homes
Floor Area for 37 Knotting Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
2.9 km
Eileen Wade Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB