4 The Almshouses, The Green, Cardington, Bedford, MK44 3TE
About 4 The Almshouses
4 The Almshouses is an end-of-terrace house in Cardington, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3TE). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 62 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 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
4 The Almshouses's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
4 The Almshouses has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- 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
- Oct 2019ConditionsIn report
19/00162/LBC - Condition 3 - Sample Panel (Repair/rebuild boundary wall)
Listed- Reference
- 19/01293/AOC
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Sales history & valuation
4 The Almshouses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£245,000
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 4 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
On epc rating, 4 The Almshouses runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
24 (F)
Street avg 28 (F)
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 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