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).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Nov 2022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
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.
- Sept 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
ID 6 - Rear garden of No. 1 - Field Maple - Reduce overal crown height by 1.5-2.5m as needed, Reduce lateral branches to balance crown with height. Remove all epicormic growth up to a height of 3m ID 7 - Front garden of No. 2 (both sides)- Japonicum - reduce back hard to fence line ID 4 - Rear garden of No. 3 - Lilac - Reduce by hand pruning 1-1.5m as needed ID 1 - Rear garden of No. 4 - Apple - Reduce 1.5-2.5m back to suitable growth points and fruiting buds ID 2 - Rear garden of No. 4 - Holly - Remove 20% of inner growth to thin crown, to include all major deadwood
- Reference
- 23/01967/TCA
- Aug 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Holly - lift canopy off the wall, Maple - reduce canopy by 10%, Apple - crown thin
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/02277/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 The Almshouses
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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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.
Everything we know about 2 The Almshouses, 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 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