The Retreat, New Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2BQ

The Retreat is a six-bedroom detached house in Maulden, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 339 m² (around 3649 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in February 2006. At 339 m² the property is well over the postcode median (143 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,121,000 sits 124.2% above the 2006 sale of £500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 52.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.