1 Butler Street, Ravensden, Bedford, MK44 2RU
About 1 Butler Street
1 Butler Street is a semi-detached house in Ravensden, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 2RU). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 24% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 132.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2018 for £250,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Butler Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Butler Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and relocation of front door and canopy from side to front elevation
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00390/FUL
- Dec 2020FullIn report
Provision of a vehicle access
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01967/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
1 Butler Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 November 2018Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 2RU: £155,000 (2017–1996).
Everything we know about 1 Butler Street, 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 Butler Street homes
EPC Rating for 1 Butler Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Butler Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Ravensden CofE Primary Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB