Scania House, The Drive, High Street, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1BS
About Scania House
Scania House is a detached house in Riseley, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, 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
Energy performance
Scania House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A change of use to residential application was refused at Scania House in 2024.
- Mar 2024Change of UseConditionsIn report
Prior notification for change of use from an Agricultural building to a dwellinghouse(s) (Use Class C3) including associated building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building, including variation of approved plans condition 1 attached to 22/00663/CPNQ to allow for the addition of a flue and installation of Air Source Heat Pump.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02774/S73
- Nov 2023AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension to include an annexe.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02514/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Scania House
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- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Scania House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£578,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in MK44 1BS: £400,000 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in MK44 1BS
Everything we know about Scania House, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other The Drive homes
Scania House is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
177 m²
Street avg 167 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.7 km
Margaret Beaufort School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Riseley CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB