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About Top Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Top Farm is a detached house in Wyboston, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3AS). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (May 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 202 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). 25 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 9 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £815,000 in June 2021. 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.
Top Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Top Farm, The Lane, Wyboston, Bedford, MK44 3AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Top Farm was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jul 2025OutbuildingAmendmentPending
Erection of detached garage (flat roof) (Development already commenced)
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£895,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£815,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
Top Farm is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,035
Street avg £3,194
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 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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