The Old Five Bells, High Street, Swineshead, Bedford, MK44 2AA

The Old Five Bells is a four-bedroom detached house in Swineshead, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2AA). It has a recorded floor area of 239 m² (around 2573 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 239 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). A recent sale: £850,000 in August 2025. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.