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The Pool House, Church Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AE

6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
374 m²
4026 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Pool House

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

The Pool House is a detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 374 m² (around 4026 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band.

Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,168,000 is 16.6% below the 2021 sale of £1,400,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 37.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 374 m² the property is well over the postcode median (173 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold February 2021 for £1,400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

The Pool House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Pool House, Church Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at The Pool House was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Jun 2023
    Amendment
    In report

    Lawful Development Certificate Existing: to confirm the extent and use of land as residential curtilage to the property.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/23/00202/LDCE
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2022
    OutbuildingOutline
    In report

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Construction of outbuilding

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/22/04215/LDCP
    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.

Latest sale on The Pool House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,168,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.3% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,400,000

Growth on file: 20.3% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 February 2021Most recent

    £1,400,000

    +139.3%over 4 years
  2. 24 May 2016

    £585,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 1AE: £715,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, The Pool House stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,743

Street avg £3,628

On par

Floor Area

374 m²

Street avg 162 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Strongly below
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Larkway — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Flitwick Lower School. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 MK45 1AE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 1AE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 1AE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Pool House, Church Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.