The Gables, High Street, Swineshead, Bedford, MK44 2AA
About The Gables
The Gables is a property in Swineshead, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2AA). It has council tax band G.
Held since April 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and a loft conversion, 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
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
- Jan 2007Garage ConversionAmendmentIn report
Conversion of one half of garage to utility room and office (development already carried out)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00214/LDE
- Mar 2005Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion to include erection of rear dormer, side gable and other alterations.
- Reference
- 05/00047/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Gables has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 April 1999Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2AA: £750,000 (2025–2020).
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Sold Jan 2021
£750,000Silver S, High Street, Swineshead, Bedford, MK44 2AA
Sold Nov 2020
£595,000
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB