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72 Willington Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TN

2 planning records

Estimated value

£838,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£800,000)+5%
  • Against MK44 3TN's recent median (£450,000)+86%

Newest record on this page: July 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£838,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£800,000)+5%
  • Against MK44 3TN's recent median (£450,000)+86%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 72 Willington Road is modelled from its 227 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK44 3TN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    227 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2018

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in MK44 3TN

    5 sales, median £450,000 (2024–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: July 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

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).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 72 Willington Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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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 20 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 56.9% 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.

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
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Apr 2018

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 April 2028

1 year remaining
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.

2 applications on record at 72 Willington Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TN

2decisions4documents1nearby
  1. Jan 2011
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

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

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    10/02883/TPO
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision

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On the street

Versus other Willington Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 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 £3,136

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 4.8 t/year

On par
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.
Full Bedford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

90/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • Sheerhatch Primary SchoolPrimary645m

Nearest stops

  • All Saints RoadBus stop97m
  • Cople TurnBus stop223m
  • Rye CrescentBus stop306m
  • Octagon FarmBus stop554m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences553 reports44%
  • Anti-social Behaviour225 reports18%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson100 reports8%
  • Other Theft95 reports8%

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A Local Area 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
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 72 Willington Road is modelled from its 227 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in MK44 3TN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 72 Willington Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 72 Willington Road was lodged in April 2018 at band C and is valid until April 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 72 Willington Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from MK44 3TN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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