5 Top Row, Bletsoe, Bedford, MK44 1QL
About 5 Top Row
5 Top Row is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bletsoe, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 1QL). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve.
It hasn't traded since December 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. 11 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 33.2% above the 2005 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
Building
- Listed buildingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Willow - Fell. Leylandii x 2 - Reduce to 10%.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02492/TCA
- Jan 2008ExtensionConditionsIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, 1st floor window and demolition of outbuildings. Discharge of condition 5 of planning permission 07/02100/FUL - (details of extension plinth).
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/03623/AOC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Top Row valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£187,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 December 2005Most recent
£187,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in MK44 1QL: £137,475 (2014–1998).
Everything we know about 5 Top Row, 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
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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
0.1 km
Bletsoe Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Milton Ernest CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB