Hillside Farm, Campton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JB
About Hillside Farm
Hillside Farm is a detached house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JB). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 159 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (210 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hillside Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2025RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building: Internal alterations and replacement of windows including new French doors and new window to rear.
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/25/01934/LB
- May 2012DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of rear two storey extension to enable new two storey and single storey rear extensions.
Extension- Reference
- CB/12/01500/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Hillside Farm
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
Hillside Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£659,000
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 4JB: £540,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in MK45 4JB
27 Campton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JB
Sold Nov 2022
£905,0004 Campton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JB
Sold Nov 2019
£740,00011 Campton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JB
Sold Dec 2013
£240,00013 Campton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JB
Sold Jul 2013
£247,50019 Campton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JB
Sold May 2012
£540,000
Everything we know about Hillside Farm, 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 Campton Road homes
Hillside Farm is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
20 (G)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 234 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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 Glebe — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Gravenhurst Academy. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB