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School Caretakers Bungalow, High Street, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1DR

2 planning records

Estimated value

£352,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£290,000)+21%
  • Against MK44 1DR's recent median (£655,000)-46%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£352,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£290,000)+21%
  • Against MK44 1DR's recent median (£655,000)-46%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for School Caretakers Bungalow is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in MK44 1DR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    79 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2020

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in MK44 1DR

    5 sales, median £655,000 (2025–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 April 2022Most recent

    £290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 1DR: £655,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for School Caretakers Bungalow, High Street, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1DR. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About School Caretakers Bungalow

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

School Caretakers Bungalow is a three-bedroom detached house in Riseley, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (150 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 is 21.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 50.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold April 2022 for £290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemOil
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Feb 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 11 February 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against School Caretakers Bungalow, High Street, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at School Caretakers Bungalow, High Street, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1DR

1decisions36documents1nearby
  1. Jun 2006
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Proposed felling of 17 conifers to front of school caretakers bungalow.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    06/01185/TCA
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Demolition And RebuildDecision

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  • The 36 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for School Caretakers Bungalow lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,671

Street avg £2,959

Above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
Full Bedford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

90/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bowers Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Riseley CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Riseley CofE Primary SchoolPrimary148m

Nearest stops

  • Bowers LaneBus stop147m
  • Margaret Beaufort SchoolBus stop206m
  • Keysoe RoadBus stop494m
  • Keysoe RoadBus stop533m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences553 reports44%
  • Anti-social Behaviour225 reports18%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson100 reports8%
  • Other Theft95 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK44 1DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK44 1DR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK44 1DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas

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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for School Caretakers Bungalow is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in MK44 1DR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for School Caretakers Bungalow. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for School Caretakers Bungalow was lodged in February 2020 at band E and is valid until February 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to School Caretakers Bungalow. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 12 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK44 1DR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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