Greensbury Farm, Thurleigh Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2ET
About Greensbury Farm
Greensbury Farm is a detached house in Bolnhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2ET). It has a recorded floor area of 475 m² (around 5113 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since June 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 475 m² the property is well over the postcode median (148 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,332,000 sits 137.9% above the 2004 sale of £560,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 46.3% below the postcode norm. 20 planning records sit against the property, 16 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, 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
Greensbury Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jan 2025OutlineIn report
Electricity Act 1989 Overhead Line (Exemption) (England & Wales) Regulations 2009 Statutory Instrument 2009 No. 640 Electricity, Paragraph 3 (1) - Installation of new H-Pole arrangement to existing overhead high voltage 11kV electricity line to support new pole mounted transformer. (This is not a planning application so there is no consultation process or right to comment. The applicant is only required to inform the Local Planning Authority who does not determine whether or not the works proposed can be carried out)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/02341/PRM
- Sept 2024ConditionsIn report
22/01534/FUL - Condition 13 - Lighting (Discharge of Condition)
- Reference
- 24/01454/AOC
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Greensbury Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£560,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2004Most recent
£560,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2ET: £375,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in MK44 2ET
Greensbury Farm, Unit 1, Thurleigh Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2ET
Sold Jul 2022
£480,0002 Greensbury Farm Barns, Thurleigh Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2ET
Sold Jul 2015
£325,0003 Greensbury Farm Barns, Thurleigh Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2ET
Sold Apr 2015
£375,0001 Greensbury Farm Barns, Thurleigh Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2ET
Sold Jan 2015
£325,0005 Greensbury Farm Barns, Thurleigh Road, Bolnhurst, Bedford, MK44 2ET
Sold Dec 2014
£392,500
Everything we know about Greensbury 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
Versus other Thurleigh Road homes
Greensbury Farm outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,179
Street avg £2,094
Floor Area
475 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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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
1.4 km
The Plough at Bolnhurst — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Thurleigh Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB