299 Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
About 299 Cople Road
299 Cople Road is a detached house in Cardington, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3SH). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 is 14.7% below the 2015 sale of £638,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
299 Cople Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2015Change Of UseOutlineIn report
Proposed use as a specialist childrens home (class C3 (b))
- Reference
- 15/01691/LDP
- Apr 2007OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of garage to rear with study over.
- Reference
- 07/00367/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
299 Cople Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 20 years.
£638,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
17 September 2015Most recent
£638,000
+650.6%over 20 years27 July 1995
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3SH: £630,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in MK44 3SH
300 Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold May 2023
£640,000Meadow View, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold Oct 2019
£630,000Home House, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold May 2019
£870,000Longfield House, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold Sept 2011
£480,000Hawthorns, Cople Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SH
Sold Sept 2011
£525,000
Everything we know about 299 Cople Road, 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 Cople Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 299 Cople Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,272
Street avg £3,248
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.0 km
Cottage Farm Nursery — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Sheerhatch Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB