Rectory Farm, Top Barn, Lower Gravenhurst, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JR
About Rectory Farm
Rectory Farm is a semi-detached house in Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4JR). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2329 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 216 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (294 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rectory Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2004FullIn report
Full: Erection of car port, storage barn, manege and installation of window
- Reference
- MB/04/00881/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Rectory Farm
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Rectory Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£804,000
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 4JR: £725,000 (2025–2008).
Nearby sales in MK45 4JR
6 Lower Gravenhurst, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JR
Sold Mar 2025
£625,000The Old Rectory, Lower Gravenhurst, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JR
Sold Oct 2015
£1,995,000Rectory Farm, Church View, Lower Gravenhurst, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JR
Sold Oct 2014
£725,000Rectory Farmhouse, Lower Gravenhurst, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JR
Sold Aug 2014
£900,0003 Lower Gravenhurst, Gravenhurst, Bedford, MK45 4JR
Sold Aug 2008
£447,500
Everything we know about Rectory Farm, 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 Lower Gravenhurst homes
Rectory Farm outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 35 (F)
Floor Area
216 m²
Street avg 285 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 19.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 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
0.7 km
Lower School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Gravenhurst Academy. 3 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
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB