16 Water End, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TY
About 16 Water End
16 Water End is a semi-detached house in Cople, Bedford, Bedford (MK44 3TY). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 is 41.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 62.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
Energy performance
16 Water End's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 November 2026
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Planning history
16 Water End has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16 Water End valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 April 2017Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK44 3TY: £176,300 (2019–2015).
Nearby sales in MK44 3TY
Versus other Water End homes
16 Water End is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,063
Street avg £1,983
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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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
90/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
All Saints Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Sheerhatch Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







