2 Pumping Station, New Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2BQ
About 2 Pumping Station
2 Pumping Station is a semi-detached house in Maulden, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 sits 144.6% above the 2006 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 53.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 135 m² it's 18.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (166 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Pumping Station'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 2 Pumping Station.
- Oct 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
FULL: Two-storey side extension.
- Reference
- MB/08/01661/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Pumping Station's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.6% per year over 3 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
21 December 2006Most recent
£195,000
+50.0%over 3 years16 October 2003
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2BQ: £910,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in MK45 2BQ
Hillcote Farm, New Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2BQ
Sold Oct 2024
£910,000Model Farm, New Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2BQ
Sold Feb 2023
£1,050,0003 The Barns, New Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2BQ
Sold Dec 2022
£950,0001 Pumping Station, New Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2BQ
Sold Oct 2022
£377,5001 The Barns, New Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2BQ
Sold Sept 2014
£580,000
Everything we know about 2 Pumping Station, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other New Road homes
2 Pumping Station is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,444
Street avg £3,806
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Maulden Lower School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB