Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Maltings Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Barford, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3LA). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in February 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 260.3% above the 1999 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 51.3% below the postcode norm. At 79 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 17 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 October 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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5 Maltings Way has no planning applications on record.
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5 Maltings Way's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£78,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
11 February 1999Most recent
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3LA: £304,000 (2025–2019).
11 Maltings Way, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LA
Sold Sept 2025
20 Maltings Way, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LA
Sold Nov 2023
9 Maltings Way, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LA
Sold Aug 2020
1 Maltings Way, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LA
Sold Aug 2019
2 Maltings Way, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LA
Sold Jan 2019
On floor area, 5 Maltings Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£987
Street avg £2,656
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
90/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Willoughby Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB