Fairbourne, Barton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JP
About Fairbourne
Fairbourne is a detached house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JP). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 96 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 14 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 September 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Fairbourne has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at Fairbourne, Barton Road, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JP
- Jul 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Full: Alterations to existing bungalow to form two storey dwelling. Erection of double detached garage and construction of new vehicular access.
- Reference
- MB/06/00691/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2023Decision
- Change of UseJun 2022Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Fairbourne has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£497,000
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 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
Versus other Barton Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for Fairbourne runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
181/mo
Falling 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







