Willow Lodge, Bedford Avenue, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4ER
About Willow Lodge
Willow Lodge is a detached house in Silsoe, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4ER). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Willow Lodge has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to rear of existing property. Extension to be brick built, painted white to match existing property. Extension will have a pitched tiled roof.
- Reference
- CB/17/05188/LDCP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Willow Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£588,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4ER: £510,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in MK45 4ER
8 Bedford Avenue, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4ER
Sold Dec 2022
£750,0005 Bedford Avenue, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4ER
Sold Oct 2022
£795,00010 Bedford Avenue, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4ER
Sold Mar 2021
£510,0008a, Bedford Avenue, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4ER
Sold Dec 2020
£455,0006 Bedford Avenue, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4ER
Sold Aug 2018
£620,000
Everything we know about Willow Lodge, 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 Bedford Avenue homes
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 143 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The George — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Silsoe CofE VC Lower School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB