3 Springvale Cottages, Barton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JL

3 Springvale Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JL). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.

It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £390,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 58.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused.