Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Orchard House, Holm Oak Green, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3DD
Listed building3 planning records
Bedrooms
3
About The Orchard House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Orchard House is a three-bedroom property in Cardington, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3DD). It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since October 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Orchard House, Holm Oak Green, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at The Orchard House.
3 applications on record at The Orchard House, Holm Oak Green, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3DD
3decisions3extensions38documents1nearby
- Nov 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of one and two storey rear extensions.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/02424/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2018Decision
- ExtensionSept 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Orchard House has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
Last sold (1996)
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 October 1996Most recent
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3DD: £413,000 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in MK44 3DD
8 Holm Oak Green, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3DD
Sold Dec 2023
£980,0006 Holm Oak Green, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3DD
Sold Dec 2020
£650,0002 Holm Oak Green, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3DD
Sold Apr 2017
£403,0004 Holm Oak Green, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3DD
Sold Sept 2007
£413,0007 Holm Oak Green, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3DD
Sold Jul 2007
£550,000
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Crime
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Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Marys Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Shortstown Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK44 3DD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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