2 The Almshouses, The Green, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3TE
About 2 The Almshouses
2 The Almshouses is a mid-terrace house in Cardington, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3TE). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 50 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
2 The Almshouses'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at 2 The Almshouses is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 2 The Almshouses, The Green, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3TE
- Aug 2016Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Holly - lift canopy off the wall, Maple - reduce canopy by 10%, Apple - crown thin
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/02277/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksSept 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
2 The Almshouses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£195,000
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.
Versus other The Green homes
Floor Area for 2 The Almshouses lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 27 (F)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 59 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
St Marys Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Shortstown Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB







