5 Springvale Cottages, Barton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JL
About 5 Springvale Cottages
5 Springvale Cottages is a detached house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JL). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil.
At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
5 Springvale Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 February 2029
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Planning history
5 Springvale Cottages has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
4 applications on record at 5 Springvale Cottages, Barton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JL
- Feb 2004OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Full: Erection of detached garden store
- Reference
- MB/04/00005/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- Solar PanelsJan 2011Decision
- ExtensionAug 2004Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
5 Springvale Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£863,000
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 4JL: £380,000 (2025–2015).
Versus other Barton Road homes
5 Springvale Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 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
181/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Parkside — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gravenhurst Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB