273 Bedford Road, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3SS
About 273 Bedford Road
273 Bedford Road is a detached house in Cardington, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3SS). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
273 Bedford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
273 Bedford Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2025ConditionsIn report
24/01742/FUL - Condition 3 - Materials (discharge of condition)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02177/AOC
- Jun 2025ConditionsIn report
24/01743/LBC - Condition 4 - Tile Vents (discharge of condition)
- Reference
- 25/00586/AOC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
273 Bedford Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£485,000
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.
Everything we know about 273 Bedford 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 Bedford Road homes
EPC Rating for 273 Bedford Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
11 (G)
Street avg 35 (F)
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Vicarage — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Shortstown Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB