4 Barton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JP
About 4 Barton Road
4 Barton Road is a detached house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JP). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since July 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £652,000 sits 349.7% above the 1996 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 67.9% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Barton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Barton Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Barton Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£652,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 July 1996Most recent
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4JP: £320,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in MK45 4JP
37 Barton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JP
Sold Aug 2025
£600,00021 Barton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JP
Sold Feb 2025
£320,00025 Barton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JP
Sold Jun 2023
£318,00011 Barton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JP
Sold Dec 2019
£340,0007 Barton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JP
Sold Aug 2015
£490,000
Everything we know about 4 Barton Road, 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 Barton Road homes
Price per m² for 4 Barton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£775
Street avg £2,768
Floor Area
187 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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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
Lower School — 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
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB