12 Silver Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3HU
About 12 Silver Street
12 Silver Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Great Barford, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3HU). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 99% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
12 Silver Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 12 Silver Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Aug 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Conifer - Removal. Holly - Removal.
- Reference
- 23/01690/TCA
- Apr 2007
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 December 2022Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3HU: £325,000 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in MK44 3HU
6 Silver Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3HU
Sold Apr 2020
£325,00014 Silver Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3HU
Sold Feb 2016
£509,0003 Silver Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3HU
Sold Mar 2015
£415,00010 Silver Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3HU
Sold Dec 2014
£165,00024 Silver Street, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3HU
Sold Sept 2013
£397,000
Everything we know about 12 Silver 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 Silver Street homes
On price per m², 12 Silver Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,950
Street avg £2,470
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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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
0.2 km
College Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB