16 Gardeners Close, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2DY
About 16 Gardeners Close
16 Gardeners Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Maulden, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 2DY). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 34.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £495,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Gardeners Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2011ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Non Material Amendment: Single storey and two storey rear extensions approved on planning permission CB/10/04139/FULL dated 17 December 2010. Amendment proposed ground floor rear elevation doors changed to one sliding folding unit
- Reference
- CB/11/01244/NMA
- Dec 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Full: Single storey and two storey rear extensions.
- Reference
- CB/10/04139/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 16 Gardeners Close
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£539,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 16 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
5 August 2021Most recent
£495,000
+72.8%over 15 years12 September 2005
£286,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 2DY: £370,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in MK45 2DY
31 Gardeners Close, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2DY
Sold Apr 2023
£490,00020 Gardeners Close, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2DY
Sold Apr 2022
£126,00039 Gardeners Close, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2DY
Sold Jun 2021
£370,00010 Gardeners Close, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2DY
Sold Mar 2021
£220,00026 Gardeners Close, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2DY
Sold Mar 2021
£466,000
Everything we know about 16 Gardeners Close, 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 Gardeners Close homes
16 Gardeners Close is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,667
Street avg £3,012
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The White Hart — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Maulden Lower School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB