Skip to content

4 Common Farm Lane, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BB

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
4
Floor area
262 m²
2820 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Common Farm Lane

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

4 Common Farm Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Flitwick, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 262 m² (around 2820 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a C (score 72).

At 262 m² the property is well over the postcode median (163 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 43.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £800,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 4 Common Farm Lane

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers

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
  • Bathrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSide and rear
  • GarageDouble
Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Common Farm Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Common Farm Lane, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2017
    New BuildFull
    In report

    Erection of 4 Bed detached house , incorporating the existing double garage of number 4 and the construction of a new build double garage for the existing house ( number 4 )

    Reference
    CB/17/04837/FULL
    View planning record

What's in 4 Common Farm Lane, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BB's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£856,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£800,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 December 2021Most recent

    £800,000

    +175.9%over 19 years
  2. 18 April 2002

    £289,995

Median price across the last 4 sales in MK45 1BB: £313,500 (2024–2001).

Before you offer

Everything we know about 4 Common Farm Lane, in one report

What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

  • Am I paying too much?
  • Is something wrong with it?
  • Is the agent's story true?
  • Will it hold its value?
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers
Preview of the full property report
On the street

Versus other Common Farm Lane homes

Three headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 4 Common Farm Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

72 (C)

Street avg 73 (C)

Above

Floor Area

262 m²

Street avg 182 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 4.3 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

0.3 km

Bluebell Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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 1BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for MK45 1BB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for MK45 1BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

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 4 Common Farm Lane, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1BB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.