Lower Farm, High Street, Swineshead, Bedford, MK44 2AA
About Lower Farm
Lower Farm is a property in Swineshead, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2AA). It has council tax band G.
6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Sold January 2021 for £750,000. 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
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
- Oct 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Trees on road side except from Lime adjacent to driveway - Reduce height and overhang of road by one third. Lime tree adjacent to driveway Reduce in width by 1 to 1.5 metres, crown lift to 4 metres from ground level and remove deadwood. Apple tree in garden remove diseased section and preserve remainder Pear tree in garden remove safely due to severe rot.
- Reference
- 25/01846/TCA
- Oct 2024RenovationHeritageIn report
Installation of log burning stove to replace an open gas fire and reline chimney.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01309/LBC
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- 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.
£750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 January 2021Most recent
£750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2AA: £595,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in MK44 2AA
Lilac Cottage, High Street, Swineshead, Bedford, MK44 2AA
Sold Sept 2025
£570,000The Old Five Bells, High Street, Swineshead, Bedford, MK44 2AA
Sold Aug 2025
£850,000Home Farm, High Street, Swineshead, Bedford, MK44 2AA
Sold Jul 2022
£885,000Silver S, High Street, Swineshead, Bedford, MK44 2AA
Sold Nov 2020
£595,000Flying Horse Cottage, High Street, Swineshead, Bedford, MK44 2AA
Sold Sept 2020
£465,000
Everything we know about Lower 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
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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
St Nicholas Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Eileen Wade Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB