Lotus House, Recreation Rise, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JG
About Lotus House
Lotus House is a four-bedroom detached house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JG). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on lpg.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in June 2006. At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £780,000 sits 83.5% above the 2006 sale of £425,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. 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
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Lotus House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lotus House has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2004FullIn report
Full: Installation of underground 2000 litre liquid petroleum gas tank
- Reference
- MB/04/00551/FULL
- Apr 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Full: Rear extension to incorporate kitchen extension and 2 no. velux windows to extended pitched roof. Alterations to retaining boundary wall and raising of garden level beyond wall.
- Reference
- MB/04/00067/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£780,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.4% per year over 2 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 19.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2006Most recent
£425,000
+55.1%over 2 years6 January 2004
£274,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in MK45 4JG: £147,000 (2007–2007).
Nearby sales in MK45 4JG
Everything we know about Lotus House, 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 Recreation Rise homes
EPC Rating for Lotus House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.1 km
Parkside — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB