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.
At 111 m² it's 16.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 is 47.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 28.1% 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
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Planning history
16 Water End has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications 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.
£501,000
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.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.6 km
All Saints Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Sheerhatch Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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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







