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About Rookery House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rookery House is a detached house in Wyboston, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3AS). It has a recorded floor area of 354 m² (around 3810 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced Bedford HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 22.3% below the postcode norm. At 354 m² the property is well over the postcode median (148 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Sold July 2022 for £1,110,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Rookery House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
21.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2022)
£1,110,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Rookery House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,136
Street avg £3,306
Floor Area
354 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
The Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK44 3AS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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