Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Maltings Way, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LA
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 8 Maltings Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Maltings Way is a semi-detached house in Great Barford, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3LA). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Maltings Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Feb 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 February 2035
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Level 3 Building Survey
Late 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
Because the property has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Maltings Way, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Maltings Way has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Maltings Way has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3LA: £304,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in MK44 3LA
11 Maltings Way, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LA
Sold Sept 2025
£250,00020 Maltings Way, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LA
Sold Nov 2023
£471,8009 Maltings Way, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LA
Sold Aug 2020
£304,0001 Maltings Way, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LA
Sold Aug 2019
£260,0002 Maltings Way, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3LA
Sold Jan 2019
£270,000
Versus other Maltings Way homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Maltings Way is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK44 3LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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