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Old White Lion, Bedford Road, Ravensden, Bedford, MK44 2RA

4 sales on record8 planning records

Estimated value

£360,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£319,000)+13%
  • Against MK44 2RA's recent median (£310,000)+16%

Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
67 m²
718 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£360,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£319,000)+13%
  • Against MK44 2RA's recent median (£310,000)+16%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Old White Lion is modelled from its 67 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK44 2RA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    67 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2011

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in MK44 2RA

    5 sales, median £310,000 (2025–2014)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 8 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 June 2021Most recent

    £319,000

    +37.2%over 6 years

  2. 18 March 2015

    £232,500

    +5.7%over 5 years

  3. 21 October 2009

    £220,000

    +103.7%over 7 years

  4. 25 October 2001

    £108,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2RA: £310,000 (2025–2014).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Old White Lion, Bedford Road, Ravensden, Bedford, MK44 2RA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Old White Lion

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Old White Lion is a three-bedroom detached house in Ravensden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2RA). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 718 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold June 2021 for £319,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 12.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 131.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Old White Lion's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Nov 2021

Current Certificate
Nov 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 9 November 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old White Lion, Bedford Road, Ravensden, Bedford, MK44 2RA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Old White Lion has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

8 applications on record at Old White Lion, Bedford Road, Ravensden, Bedford, MK44 2RA

7decisions2extensions88documents3nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Aug 2003
    RenovationHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Change of colour to building and replacement of front door.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    03/01273/LBC
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Bedford Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Old White Lion stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,782

Street avg £2,979

Strongly above

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.
Full Bedford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

90/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Wayside Farm Park — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Ravensden CofE Primary Academy. 9 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Ravensden CofE Primary AcademyPrimary1.4km
  • Mark Rutherford SchoolSecondary1.9km
  • St Thomas More Catholic SchoolSecondary2.0km
  • Brickhill Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km

Nearest stops

  • Wayside Farm ParkBus stop72m
  • Oldways RoadBus stop192m
  • Butler StreetBus stop343m
  • Cleat HillBus stop737m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences553 reports44%
  • Anti-social Behaviour225 reports18%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson100 reports8%
  • Other Theft95 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK44 2RA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK44 2RA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK44 2RA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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3 bed1 bath
£435k

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3 bed2 bath
£473k

1 Chapel Yard, Bedford Road, Pertenhall

MK44 2AN

3 bed2 bath
£512k

1 Glenrose Avenue, Ravensden

MK44 2SB

3 bed2 bath
£568k

1 Close Cottages, High Street, Swineshead

MK44 2AA

3 bed
£390k

1 Church Road, Colmworth

MK44 2JX

4 bed
£208k

1 Colley Close, Colmworth

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Old White Lion is modelled from its 67 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK44 2RA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for Old White Lion. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Old White Lion was lodged in November 2011 at band E and expired in November 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 8 applications are matched to Old White Lion. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 9 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK44 2RA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Old White Lion is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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