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3 Fern Gardens, Steppingley Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AN

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
143 m²
1544 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Fern Gardens

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

3 Fern Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1544 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 143 m² it's 23.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 2004–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £652,000 is 47.3% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 45.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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
Energy

Energy performance

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

3 Fern Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Apr 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Fern Gardens, Steppingley Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Fern Gardens has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Jan 2013
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single Storey rear extension

    Reference
    CB/12/04092/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2012
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Single storey rear extension to existing chalet bungalow

    Reference
    CB/12/04010/LDCP
    View planning record

What's in 3 Fern Gardens, Steppingley Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AN's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

3 Fern Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£652,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£442,500

Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 August 2011Most recent

    £442,500

    +7.9%over 6 years
  2. 23 August 2004

    £410,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 1AN: £560,000 (2020–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Steppingley Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 3 Fern Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,086

Street avg £3,122

On par

Floor Area

143 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 5.7 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

0.2 km

Woodland Middle School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Templefield Lower School. 10 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 1AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 1AN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 1AN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

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 3 Fern Gardens, Steppingley Road, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1AN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.