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72 Willington Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TN

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
4
Floor area
227 m²
2443 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Tenure
Social Rental
Overview

About 72 Willington Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

72 Willington Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Cople, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3TN). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2443 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 227 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 53.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £800,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms4
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenrear
  • Garagedouble

Building

  • Heating systemgas
  • Underfloor heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 72 Willington Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 72 Willington Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Jul 2015
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    3 Ash & 1 Horse chestnut.

    Reference
    15/01546/T5DN
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2011
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Various work, fell 2 ash, prune 2 sycamore, fell 1 sycamore.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    10/02883/TPO
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

72 Willington Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2006.

Current estimate

£872,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£800,000

Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 April 2022Most recent

    £800,000

    +300.0%over 16 years
  2. 31 January 2006

    £199,999

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3TN: £450,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Willington Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 72 Willington Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,524

Street avg £3,291

On par

Floor Area

227 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bedford district page.

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

0.1 km

All Saints Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Sheerhatch Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around MK44 3TN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK44 3TN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK44 3TN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

Low
55 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 72 Willington Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.